Featured Gadget: Oculus Rift

Featured Gadget: Oculus Rift

Believe the hype: this is the real thing!
This revolutionary head mounted display is far better than anything what is currently on the market and has been endorsed by id Software’s John Carmack (now CTO at Oculus VR) and Valve’s Gabe Newell amongst others.

Why 2016 will mark the return of Virtual Reality
An improved consumer version of the Oculus Rift aimed at the general public is in development and will include 1080p resolution, enhanced head and positional tracking and possibly also wireless operation.

Flying Car is here at last

Flying Car is here at last 1

Aeromobil 2.5 is a first fully functioning ‘flying car’ that makes use of existing infrastructure created for automobiles and planes.
While there were other concept flying cars before, like the Moller Skycar M400, so far these were little more than small aircraft and none of them ever achieved free flight out of ground.

In The News

USB Type-C (new technology preview)

Recently, the USB 3.0 Promoter Group announced a new USB Type-C specification, expected to be published by the middle of 2014.

The key features include smaller size and reversible plug orientation. The new Type-C connectors won’t appear for at least another 18 months, and won’t be mechanically backward compatible with current USB connectors.