While Oculus is still “baby stepping” out its app store for the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus CTO John Carmack said the company plans to do a broad release of the virtual reality… Read more »
Virtual reality could be the next big platform, and it is drawing some big names to match. Oculus confirmed today it has hired Mary Lou Jepsen, the former head of the… Read more »
Virtual reality headsets have all drifted toward a similar ski goggle-like form. But exactly how we interact with them is still evolving. There are handheld joysticks and treadmills, but the ultimate input… Read more »
Facebook’s acquisition of virtual reality startup Oculus is now final, the company announced Monday. Facebook announced the purchase for $1.6 billion in stock and $400 million in cash in March. “We’re… Read more »
It looks like bringing back F8 wasn’t enough for Facebook. Oculus, which was acquired by Facebook in March, will host its first developer conference Sept. 19-20 in Los Angeles. The conference,… Read more »
The Facebook-owned virtual reality company has been working with Carbon Design, which has designed everything from the first Kinect to computer mice, for almost a year on upcoming products. Read more »
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In the Weekly Update for Gigaom Research’s consumer coverage, Michael Wolf argues that Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus VR represents the firm having joined Google’s rareified air of new technology conglomerate. The… Read more »
Jaw-dropping business moves like Facebook’s recent acquisition of Oculus VR happen seemingly once a month in tech nowadays. Here’s what’s unique about this time in tech prompting companies like Facebook and… Read more »
The backlash to the acquisition of Oculus VR by Facebook — from backers who had helped finance the startup on Kickstarter — says a lot about the personal and emotional connection… Read more »