The HTC Vive, not Oculus Rift, has convinced me VR is the future

Virtual reality is the future. I hear it every day. From companies big and smallFacebook, Sony, Google — every company seems to be investing R&D into VR.

As Mashable's product analyst, I always err on the side of skepticism, when I'm testing out new and unproven technology such as VR.

Don't get me wrong, VR is a mind-boggling immersive experience. There's no way you can fathom VR's potential until you try it for yourself. But even though Oculus VR has announced the consumer version of the Oculus Rift headset will ship in the first quarter of 2016 — making it more real than just a developer kit — I know VR still has a long ways to go before it becomes an a gadget as transformative as the telephone, TV, PC and smartphone. Read more...