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Oculus announces first "Oculus Ready" PC bundles
Published in News
Wednesday, 10 February 2016 08:37

Oculus announces first "Oculus Ready" PC bundles


Pre-orders begin February 16th


Facebook subsidiary Oculus VR, best known for its upcoming Oculus Rift head-mounted display, has just revealed its first “Oculus Ready” PC bundles from partnering manufacturers, complete with discounts if they are bundled with the Rift.

Apple and Google preparing to enter VR market
Published in News
Thursday, 28 January 2016 11:05

Apple and Google preparing to enter VR market


New job postings suggest keen interest

It was made clear earlier this month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that 2016 would be the year that virtual reality (VR) finally becomes available in consumer formats to initial enthusiast public audiences. Some of the major competitors we’ve seen in this space so far include Facebook-owned Oculus with its Rift headset, Sony’s PlayStation VR headset and HTC’s Vive Pre headset, which we explored here.

High price does not make Oculus a cow
Published in IoT
Thursday, 07 January 2016 11:38

High price does not make Oculus a cow


Pricing of glasses not short sighted 

Oculus's boss Palmer Luckey has found himself having to defend the launch price of his Oculus Rift VR headset, which many users found a little steep.

Oculus Rift VR headset priced at US $599
Published in News
Wednesday, 06 January 2016 19:07

Oculus Rift VR headset priced at US $599


Pre-orders live, first units shipping in March

As promised, Oculus has opened up pre-orders for the first consumer virtual reality headset, the Oculus Rift, with a price set at US $599.

Final Oculus Rift hits developers
Published in Gaming
Tuesday, 22 December 2015 19:53

Final Oculus Rift hits developers


Polish up the launch titles

Oculus has announced that the final hardware revision of the Oculus Rift has started shipping to selected developers. 

Oculus getting Eagle Flight VR game
Published in Gaming
Wednesday, 09 December 2015 11:50

Oculus getting Eagle Flight VR game


From Ubisoft

Oculus VR has convinced Ubisoft to develop its Eagle Flight VR for its platform.

HTC Vive VR now slated for April 2016
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 09 December 2015 11:04

HTC Vive VR now slated for April 2016


Delays, delays

HTC has been working with Valve in order to get its VR glasses to market for a while now, and it looks like the new launch date has been delayed until April 2016.

HTC Vive feels better than Oculus CV 1
Published in IoT
Tuesday, 08 December 2015 12:51

HTC Vive feels better than Oculus CV 1


Hands on Review:
Two days, two setups testing


Fudzilla had a chance to try the HTC Vive in two sets of demos in two different environments.

Cheaper Gear VR, More From Oculus
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 25 September 2015 10:53

Cheaper Gear VR, More From Oculus


VR is coming to the masses.

Oculus and Samsung had a few milestone announcements to make at yesterday's keynote for the Connect 2 developer event. Gear VR got an update and halved in price. Oculus signed a few important content partnerships.

Virtually Join The Oculus Connect 2 Event
Published in News
Thursday, 24 September 2015 15:05

Virtually Join The Oculus Connect 2 Event


It's not pr0n, but almost as much fun.

Oculus has a developer-oriented event scheduled to start tomorrow. And you can be there, in glorious virtual reality.