Instagram. WhatsApp. And now Oculus. Top executives at companies Facebook has acquired keep heading for the exits. Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, who co-founded the virtual reality startup Facebook bought for more than $2 billion in 2014, on Monday became the latest high-profile leader to depart the world’s largest social network. That list reads like a …
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Magic Leap finally has a product in the form of its recently unveiled Magic Leap One. The question for the company now is, “Where’s the content?” The answer to that question and more is what we expect to hear at the mixed reality pioneer’s developer event today in Los Angeles. The keynote for the so-called LEAP Conference starts at 9 …
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Magic Leap, one of the most talked-about, overhyped startups in the tech industry, reached a major milestone this summer when it released its mixed reality headset to developers after years of promises. Now CEO Rony Abovitz and his team are working to convince developers and creative types who’ve paid $2,295 for the first-generation Magic Leap One “Creator Edition” to invest …
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On this podcast, we talk about: The new Oculus Quest headset and whether it’s a big leap for virtual reality. Why you should wait for the iPhone XR. NASA turning 60, and how it’s reinventing itself. The 5G revolution. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET …
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I’ve gone on a lot of adventures in virtual reality, from staring down a Tyrannosaurus rex to scuba diving a shipwreck with a blue whale to sculpting neon colored statues in the air with a magic paint brush. But by far the most compelling experiences have been games, while piloting a spaceship in an epic dogfight or holding my ground …
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If price is keeping you from buying virtual reality gear, Mark Zuckerberg has a new headset for you. The Oculus Quest, a $399 VR headset that Facebook’s CEO unveiled Wednesday and that’s due out next spring (the company typically announces new prototypes months before they go on sale), is designed to address several nagging complaints early VR users have had about …
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The fifth Oculus Connect developer conference is underway in San Jose, California this week. Besides being a place for VR developers to meet up and discuss the future of immersive technologies, Facebook — the owner of Oculus — laid out its next steps for where VR (and AR) will head. And yes, that includes new hardware: the $399 wireless Oculus …
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Virtual reality medical company VRHealth said Wednesday it’s working with Oculus to deliver its new health and wellness services on the Oculus Go. Using the headset and VRHealth’s apps, people can do physical and cognitive exercises at home using VR. The company announced the collaboration at Oculus Connect in San Jose. VRHealth’s wellness apps, which can be purchased on the company’s …
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Standalone VR is about to ramp up in a big way. Mark Zuckerberg, at the Oculus Connect keynote, announced on Wednesday that the Oculus Quest next-gen headset is coming next spring, for the aggressive price of $399. The headset, previously demoed as Project Santa Cruz, is a mobile device that adds full-room tracking and PC-like motion controls. The Oculus Quest …
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Alaska Airlines is taking in-flight movies to the next level. On Monday, Alaska Airlines announced that it will start carrying the Allosky VR headset as a form of in-flight entertainment for first class flyers. Alaska will begin piloting the program on its Seattle-Boston and Boston-San Diego routes. SkyLights’ Allosky lets you watch 2D, 3D and 360-degree films in Full HD. …
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