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We Visited The First Oculus-Powered Bar In Las Vegas

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Our destination was Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Within those hallowed, vaguely bleach-smelling halls, was Alto Bar — the first Oculus-equipped purveyor of adult beverages and virtual reality in Las Vegas. At each of the two Rift kiosks was a representative wearing an Oculus shirt.

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CES 2021 Cancelled Amid Pandemic Concerns, All-digital Version Coming January 6-9

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“Amid the pandemic and growing global health concerns about the spread of COVID-19, it’s just not possible to safely convene tens of thousands of people in Las Vegas in early January 2021 to meet and do business in person,” said Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, CTA. Facebook’s Oculus Connect 7 is also going digital.

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CES 2020: Charmin Trolls Tech Industry With VR-Equipped Porta-Potty

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Over the course of the upcoming four-day event, Charmin will be offering conference attendees the chance to go hands-on with three unique demos as part of the companies Charmin GoLab innovation showcase. CES 2020 kick-off tomorrow January 7th and runs until January 10th in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is where CES comes in.

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No Vive 2 At CES, HTC Confirms

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The event, spread across Las Vegas, is one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics conferences. ” It is also worth noting that, while we expect major announcements and VR-related reveals next week, Oculus is not listed as an exhibitor at CES this year. This means anticipation is high for CES next week.

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NVIDIA Claims 4 Million PC VR Headsets Sold

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NVIDIA co-founder & CEO Jensen Huang took the stage today at the company’s CES 2019 press conference, issuing a strong claim that four million PC VR headsets have been sold to date. We have feet on the ground at CES 2019 in Las Vegas. We’ll be reporting on all the latest AR/VR news this week, so check back soon.

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CES 2017 Preview and Predictions – What To Expect From VR This Year

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CES 2017 is officially “begins” tomorrow but the behemoth conference is already revving up in Las Vegas. The pre-show press conferences have already begun and that means the big virtual reality news is already breaking. Oculus (Facebook). Vive (HTC). — What do you think?

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Spatial Beats: Virtual CES Edition

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The Consumer Everything Show as we call it, attracts more than 200,000 people from all over the world to Las Vegas each year. The events that took place online, which were seen by many more people than would have participated in person, suffered from the same lack of presence and commitment that derails all virtual conferences.

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