VR needs good controllers. The Oculus Rift has a pair. The HTC Vive has a pair. Microsoft’s upcoming VR and “mixed reality” headsets will have them, too: here’s what they look like. Related coverage from Microsoft Build Everything just announced at Microsoft Build iTunes is coming to the Windows 10 Store Microsoft to take on …
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This year, the Tribeca Film Festival collected virtual reality that could reach out and hug you. Every year, the festival gathers a slate of interactive storytelling into a darkly lit, packed room, called Tribeca Immersive. In recent years, this program has featured an increasing amount of virtual reality — experiences that use a headset like Oculus Rift or HTC Vive …
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Facebook is closing its Oculus Story Studio, the award-winning unit that crafted computer-generated short films for the social networking giant’s VR headset maker Oculus. The closure of the 2-year-old studio, which produced such shorts as “Dear Angelica” and “Henry,” was announced in a blog post Thursday by Jason Rubin, Oculus’ vice president of content. “We’ve been looking at the best …
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Oculus founder Palmer Luckey almost single-handedly rekindled the world’s interest in virtual reality, starting with a humble Kickstarter campaign. Now, he’s about to leave the brand he helped create. His last day is Friday, a Facebook representative confirmed to CNET. In March 2014, Facebook announced it would buy Oculus VR for nearly $2 billion, a move that spurred interest and …
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Gear VR is only the beginning of Samsung’s virtual reality ambitions. The South Korean company has made a big bet on mobile virtual reality, bundling its Gear VR headset with its flagship phones to get people familiar with the technology. Once again, consumers who preorder its newest phone — in this case, the Galaxy S8, unveiled Wednesday — will get …
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Want to view immersive, 360-degree Facebook photos or videos in your Samsung Gear VR headset, like this White House tour? It hasn’t been particularly easy — you’ve had to browse the social network first on a 2D screen, then save a video or hunt for a button before popping it on your head. That may change with the introduction of …
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Are you a Mac user hoping to experience virtual reality via the Oculus Rift headset? The wait may be longer than you expected. Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell revealed in an interview with TechCrunch the company has no plans to support Apple computers in the coming months. Mitchell, who uses a MacBook Pro as his daily computer, said Mac support is …
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Now playing: Watch this: Trouble for VR? Facebook ending slew of Oculus demos… 1:33 Enlarge Image Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg dons an Oculus Rift VR headset. Facebook Ask any expert: You’ve gotta try virtual reality before you can understand its true potential. So it wouldn’t be a particularly good sign if, say, Facebook was having a hard time getting people …
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How big of a deal is having a removable battery in your phone? Well, if you were LG, it’s a huge deal. Nearly all of its flagship phones have had them, bucking the trend of sealed-in batteries. That will no longer be the case when LG unveils its G6 next month. The company will follow everyone else and seal up …
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The idea of an expensive VR headset can induce sticker shock in prospective virtual-reality gamers, with headsets running from $599 to $799 for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. But that’s not as bad as the high-end gaming PCs needed to run VR hardware. In CNET’s extensive hands-on testing, $2,000 has been the sweet spot for price and performance, although …
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