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How to avoid paying $139 for Amazon Prime

Mashable VR

Amazon is raising its Prime membership prices. Amazon says the reasons behind the rises include higher wages , increased transportation costs, and costs associated with the expansion of Prime's services, including video, pharmacy, and more. SEE ALSO: How to maximize the perks of Amazon Prime. Credit: Amazon.

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Oculus CEO Steps Down to Head PC Division, Founder Palmer Luckey to Shuffle Too

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In a post to the company’s official blog , Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe confirms he’ll be stepping down from the company’s top position to head the new PC VR group. He’s held the role of CEO ever since, including through the company’s 2014 acquisition by Facebook. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey.

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Oculus Quest Shortage Is A Good Sign For VR

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retailers such as Walmart, Amazon and Newegg, suggesting that VR is finally catching on with consumers. Douglas Dominguez, a plumber from Hampton, GA who is part of a Facebook Oculus Quest group, shared a Facebook post about a gentleman he knows who is confined to a wheelchair. Image Credit: Navah Berg. Image Credit: Mike McCready.

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Apple Mum on AR/VR for iPhone 7, but Here’s How We Know They’re Still Working on It

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Given the size of the AR/VR market today, and its practical applications for a broad groups of users, it’s too early for the company to execute that plan. No that’s (sadly) not a stereo camera on the iPhone 7. But that doesn’t mean Apple isn’t actively engaged in AR/VR research and development.

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The 10 best underrated movies on Prime Video for when you need something new to you

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We’ve spent hours wading through every movie category on Amazon Prime Video, past rows of films everyone’s already seen, to build a list of the best and most underseen movies buried within the depths of Amazon Originals and the dozens of bad-action–thrillers-that-look-fake (please, stop making these!).

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Sofa Sports and the Rise of Live Gaming

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As the average person in their twenties and thirties represents part of one of the most powerful spending groups in the USA, the feared and loathed millennials, live streaming has become a uniquely modern way of getting a new audience onboard.

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Breaking the Mold – How VR Can Help Teachers

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At Jeremy Bailenson’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, ‘just about anyone might be able to experience environmental change in the Amazon, the Arctic, or even under the ocean.’ Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2014. Conclusion: The learning curve. Teaching, Learning, and Visual Literacy: The Dual Role of Visual Representation.