| |  |  | Oculus working on standalone, midrange headset named Santa Cruz; prototype, featuring four cameras, lets you move while in VR but won't work well in open spaces  —  SAN JOSE, California — For as far VR has come and as good as the experiences have gotten, there still aren't many options for those who don't have a high end PC. 
 SAN JOSE, California — As far VR has come and as good as the experiences have gotten, there still aren't many options for those who don't own a high-end PC.
 
 But during the keynote at the Oculus Connect developer conference on Thursday, Mark Zuckerberg briefly teased an all-new headset: a standalone viewer that doesn't rely on a mobile phone or a PC.  Right now the device, known at the Santa Cruz Prototype, is just that: a prototype. But it offers a tantalizing look at an untethered VR future ...
 
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