Tinder trolls CES by pitching a regular reality headset

Tinder would perhaps have a difficult time getting in on the VR craze. So it didn't. Instead, it pranked CES.

In the thick of the Consumer Entertainment Show on Thursday, the dating app "launched" Tinder VR, a "multiuser VR" experience that is actually just two people wearing a big headset and having a face-to-face conversation. 

"As a tech company, we felt inspired to create [a VR headset] of our own," reads a blog post on the Tinder website. "But here’s the thing: our mission has always been to get people together to have real experiences in the real world. So how do we reconcile the fact that VR is the antithesis of this?" Read more...