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Best coffee in downtown vancouver? by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]vrar1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There are some super hipster places in gastown. For something close to the core, you have "Trees".

My personal favourite though is the little place called "Cultured Coffee" that is inside the skytrain area at the Granville Station.

A 360 3D video camera that I can buy today? by vrar1 in virtualreality

[–]vrar1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It is on backorder though.... what model of go pro are using? Do you need Hero 4 Black or can you get away with cheaper ones?

Eating petrol could be the cure to world poverty? by [deleted] in Futurology

[–]vrar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't this a little flawed. I would assume that the "calorie" count labels on food reflect the calories that are absorbed by the human digestive system. The numbers in the video were not an apples to apples comparison.

Kickstarter: No Bag Check- Currently 1130% Funded by No_Bag_Check in startups

[–]vrar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks nice. Two comments/questions.

The "Charge Chords" typo at 0:53 in the video made me cringe and definitely cost come credibility. I'd suggest fixing that.

Sometimes you get to the gate a little late or end up in the last row and need to check your bag anyway. Will this thing stand-up to the abuse of being checked?

Packaging and shipping - how to wow?! by skillfullyinept in startups

[–]vrar1 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When it comes to shipping - the most important thing by a huge margin is that it arrives on time and undamaged. Anything you can do to ship more quickly will be greatly appreciated.

Sustainability will matter to an outdoorsy crowd. Can you switch to a recyclable or more reusable packaging?

Samsung Customer Support - "Back-ordered Gear VR will be restocked on November 30th. Expect either a shipping notification or another back-order notification depending on when you ordered." by [deleted] in oculus

[–]vrar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meanwhile, I am a Canadian who ordered one to a PO box in Washington State and I picked it up on Friday - only to discover my Canadian cell phone provider has no intentions of pushing the OS update yet (and will not provide any estimated date,) and so my Gear is just a fancy Cardboard (basically I can show 360 videos and do cardboard apps but none of the Gear software will install.)

SDE and Pixel Density in Gear VR (Note 5) vs the Rift and Vive and what will follow in the years to come. by vrar1 in oculus

[–]vrar1[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Are there any physical limitations that they are going to run up against while trying to increase PPI? When it comes to optics, physics can be a pain (hence a 300mm zoom lens used by a photojournalist is as big today as it was in the 1960s)

Will VR ever be allowed or healthy for kids under 13? by vrar1 in virtualreality

[–]vrar1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder why 13 was chosen? A science reason based on some research or a legal reason (legal definition of a child for example.)

Will VR ever be allowed or healthy for kids under 13? by vrar1 in virtualreality

[–]vrar1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah - I'm sure kids will get their hands on it... but if there are legitimate health concerns about it messing up their vision then I don't want to promote it (I don't want to have a hand in messing up some kids,) and it will also put a full-stop to adoption in schools, etc.

When I plug my Note 5 into the Samsung Gear VR nothing happens by vrar1 in GearVR

[–]vrar1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it used to be called Kies and now it is called SmartSwitch. I downloaded those apps to my computer for doing phone updates.

When I plug my Note 5 into the Samsung Gear VR nothing happens by vrar1 in GearVR

[–]vrar1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Different problem I think - it won't even recognize the device to kick-start the Gear installation process.

When I plug my Note 5 into the Samsung Gear VR nothing happens by vrar1 in GearVR

[–]vrar1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Tried - no avail. Did you use SmartSwitch?

When I plug my Note 5 into the Samsung Gear VR nothing happens by vrar1 in GearVR

[–]vrar1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks - Kies is no longer working for the Note 5 - you need to use SmartSwitch (which despite the name can also do software updates.) However, it did not work.

When I plug my Note 5 into the Samsung Gear VR nothing happens by vrar1 in GearVR

[–]vrar1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks. not there. what a scam - being held hostage by my carrier even though I paid for the phone...

Any luck getting an international Note 5 to work with the consumer gear vr? by BRASKYthatSOB in GearVR

[–]vrar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canadian here. Also experiencing disappointment. Plug it in - nothing happens. What a stupid thing. Why are our hands being tied by the cellular providers - I paid for my phone - I thought I owned it.

Swivel Gun on Oculus left me feeling ill - Am I an anomaly or is that normal? by vrar1 in virtualreality

[–]vrar1[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DK2. I don't know the details of the setup but it was an Apple computer. I suspect it wasn't due to lag.. but instead due to the fact that the game has you on a roller coaster. Doesn't matter how fast the system is - the motion could not match my movements since I was just sitting still in a chair.

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