Put away the Oculus Rift and let’s chat about the HTC Vive. Gizmodo says it’s “the most cutting-edge gadget you can buy right now”, and Tech Radar calls it “the best virtual reality experience on the market, bar none”.

The HTC Vive is the virtual reality experience you thought they were talking about when they first mentioned Oculus Rift, and the other toilet VR headsets that you can buy at your local CNA.

But it’s only the HTC Vive that converts the space / room that you’re in, into a virtual reality playground. And, depending on the game you’re playing, you might just be running around your living room, defending yourself from Zombies coming in from the kitchen.

Surely that’s all we’ve ever wanted.

Listen to this from Wikipedia:

HTC Vive is a virtual reality headset developed by HTC and Valve Corporation, released on 5 April 2016. This headset is designed to utilize “room scale” technology to turn a room into 3D space via sensors, with the virtual world allowing the user to navigate naturally, with the ability to walk around and use motion tracked handheld controllers to vividly manipulate objects, interact with precision, communicate and experience immersive environments.

Unveiled during HTC’s Mobile World Congress keynote in March 2015, the HTC Vive has since been awarded over 22 awards in CES 2016, including best of CES.

Watch this video to get an idea what we’re talking about.

So where do you buy it locally, you ask? The same place you buy anything you want online from overseas – PostBox Courier!

They’re the only guys that will get it delivered to your face in just one week.

Here’s the breakdown of what that bad boy costs:

Unit USD799.00
Sales Tax USD73.46
Delivery USD28.73
Total USD901.19 / R14 013.50 (using USD =R15.55)

Shipping R3 390.00
Clearance R125.00
Import VAT R2 158.08
Disbursement R86.32

Total delivered cost R19 772.90 – Bargain!!

That’s just under twenty clips for the most cutting-edge gadget in the world right now. I’m shocked.

Even more shocked that you haven’t bought one yet.

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HOW DO I ORDER PRODUCTS FROM OVERSEAS THAT DON’T SHIP TO SA?

For those of you who are slightly behind, Postbox Courier is the groundbreaking service that gives you a shipping address in the US, UK and Hong Kong. So if you’re buying products that don’t ship to SA (like this drone from Amazon) then just give your US address (which Postbox Courier give you) and as soon as it is delivered there (usually same day) then Postbox Courier will grab it and bring it to you in South Africa in 3 to 5 days.

But the best part about Postbox Courier is they handle your parcel every step of the way – meaning it doesn’t get “stuck” at customs here in SA and they also make sure you don’t get stung with the wrong VAT duty.

You’ll also be pleased to know the owners of Postbox Courier are South African. You’re in very safe hands.

I GET IT – TELL ME WHAT TO DO NEXT

Postbox Courier is reliable, quick and easy to use – just follow their simple steps:

1. Sign Up
   Register free of charge with Postbox Courier via our website. We will assign you with a Personal Postbox at each of our worldwide depots. Look out for the confirmation email which provides a link to activate your account.
2. Sign In
   Once you have activated your account, you will be able to login to view your unique Postbox addresses, by clicking the “View your Personal Postbox addresses” banner. Your addresses are permanent, so you can save them and start sending items to your Postbox!
3. Notify us of incoming items
   Each time you send something to Postbox Courier, please notify us via the Parcel Pre-Alert (in your Parcel Manager).
4. Manage your orders
   You can ship single items or multiple pieces combined into a single shipment. If you do wish to consolidate orders from different suppliers (in the same origin country), you will be able to do so in your Parcel Manager. Just notify us of each shipment that is en-route to your Postbox, and then use the ‘Group’ button to let us know which items you wish to combine.
5. Pay for shipping
   Once we receive the items that correspond with your booking we’ll let you know via email and invite you to login to your Parcel Manager and make payment, where after we will courier your items to your door within South Africa immediately.

It’s too easy.

You should probably tell your cycling mates about this too – they’re going to lose their mind when it comes to the ball-hugging kit they currently an’t order from the likes of Rapha.cc.