Having to deal with using a PC is honestly the worst part about dealing with virtual reality. The same goes for having to wait for lengthy installs of big VR game downloads. Today at its Oculus Connect 5 keynote, the company announced that its mobile app for iOS and Android will now connect to the […]
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How to livestream today’s Oculus Connect 5 keynote online and in VR
Virtual reality is largely an expensive hobby for Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg today, but the company hopes that within the decade, it can build out an entire VR empire for the social media giant to conquer. Later this morning, we’ll get a taste of the future of VR from Facebook at the Oculus […]
View More How to livestream today’s Oculus Connect 5 keynote online and in VRWhat to expect from Facebook’s big Oculus Connect 5 keynote
The Oculus Connect 5 conference kicks off tomorrow in San Jose where FB and company will let their latest virtual reality efforts loose and attempt to prove to the world at last that VR is coming and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. Tomorrow is going to be a big day for hardware, though […]
View More What to expect from Facebook’s big Oculus Connect 5 keynoteHear from investors at General Catalyst, FirstMark, Shasta at TC Sessions: AR/VR
The worlds of augmented reality and VR theoretically represent a boundless expanse for startups looking to create a new digital future. Realizing that future is the tough part and doing so while Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Apple all look to plant their flags is even harder. While plenty of investors have taken a look at […]
View More Hear from investors at General Catalyst, FirstMark, Shasta at TC Sessions: AR/VRFacebook’s plan to let companies it buys live independently has failed
Mark Zuckerberg was quick to realize that Facebook, the largest social network in the world, doesn’t have a monopoly on all users nor can it bank on holding its position as top dog forever. Thus he instituted a policy of buying up promising rivals and integrating them into the Facebook ‘group’ in a strategy designed […]
View More Facebook’s plan to let companies it buys live independently has failedFacebook’s Camera AR platform head is coming to TC Sessions: AR/VR
Augmented reality has the potential to change how we interact with the internet, as these technologies scale you can certainly bet that Facebook is going to be looking to shape what’s possible. At our one-day TC Sessions: AR/VR event in LA next month, we’ll be joined by Ficus Kirkpatrick, Facebook’s Head of Camera AR Platform, […]
View More Facebook’s Camera AR platform head is coming to TC Sessions: AR/VRWalmart is putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in its stores to help train employees in VR
Workplace training has long been considered one of the key early areas where virtual reality can make a dent in the enterprise. Walmart already made some noise when it announced it would be bringing VR hardware into its training centers, now the company is planning to send Oculus Go headsets to each of its 5,000 […]
View More Walmart is putting 17,000 Oculus Go headsets in its stores to help train employees in VREarly-bird sale ends this Friday for TC Sessions: AR/VR in Los Angeles
After Friday, September 21, ticket prices for TC Sessions: AR/VR will jump $100 for the October 18 event hosted at UCLA. Buy your early-bird $99 tickets today before these savings fly the coop!
View More Early-bird sale ends this Friday for TC Sessions: AR/VR in Los AngelesHear how Oculus is minimizing VR’s content problem at TC Sessions: AR/VR
In 2018, VR adoption has plenty of demons to chase as it looks to build a larger, more mainstream audience. In 2017, the chief concern for most in the industry was the lack of content available for headsets. The “content problem,” as it was called, was a huge concern for headset companies like Oculus which […]
View More Hear how Oculus is minimizing VR’s content problem at TC Sessions: AR/VRAnnouncing the agenda for TC Sessions: AR/VR in LA on October 18
TechCrunch is heading to UCLA on October 18 and we’ve assembled some of the AR/VR industry’s most prescient founders, investors and executives to chat about the startups and trends driving virtual and augmented reality in 2018. The world’s top tech companies have heavily invested in AR/VR and are persistent in broadcasting the technologies’ potential to blur […]
View More Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: AR/VR in LA on October 18Oculus starts selling $299 Go business bundle
Facebook’s virtual reality arm is beginning to sell its Oculus Go headsets directly to business users with a dedicated bundle. Starting today, business users can order a business bundle with a 64GB Oculus Go headset for $299. Oculus isn’t charging much of a premium for business users, tacking on an extra $50 for some added […]
View More Oculus starts selling $299 Go business bundleFacebook paid $88 million this year to build out its Seattle area Oculus hub
Facebook continues to expand its VR ambitions in the Pacific Northwest. The company has been quietly growing its footprint 16 miles East of Seattle, in Microsoft’s backyard. A new analysis by real estate resource BuildZoom sheds additional light on the Menlo Park-based company’s efforts to build a satellite virtual reality HQ in and around Seattle. […]
View More Facebook paid $88 million this year to build out its Seattle area Oculus hub