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 headset may be made of cardboard, but its software is anything but flimsy. Google is in the perfect spot to push virtual reality forward. 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 »
After months of skepticism, I finally tried on a virtual reality headset that used a mobile phone as a display. I was shocked to find it worked really, really well. Read more »
The headset uses a mobile phone as its screen. In exchange for Oculus’ software, Samsung will give the Facebook-owned company early access to its next generation screen, according to Engadget. Read more »
Conventional wisdom about virtual reality is falling away as developers learn what gamers like and don’t like. The team at Survios hails from the same lab as Oculus’ founder, and has… Read more »
The frenzied interest in Oculus Rift has mostly dealt with its applications for gaming. A Palo Alto startup that came out of stealth today has other ideas for virtual reality. Read more »