Can Facebook make virtual reality happen for real this time?Though tech giants like Facebook and Sony have spent billions of dollars trying to perfect the experience, virtual reality has stayed a nic...
20 Aug, 2021, 02.11 AM IST
Facebook accused of squeezing rival startups in virtual realitySoftware developers and startup founders say the world’s biggest social media company is now using that same playbook to undermine competit...
03 Dec, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
Facebook joins the smart glass race with help from Ray-Ban, AR to remain the main focusThe futuristic eyewear will augment real-world views with data or graphics from the internet.
17 Sep, 2020, 06.29 PM IST
Facebook's Oculus Rift S: VR headset for an immersive experienceThe wearable is a PC-powered headset with improved optics and display tech.
08 Apr, 2019, 08.47 AM IST
Facebook makes VR interesting, unveils wireless Oculus Quest headsetThe new VR headset boasts the same quality experiences as the Oculus Rift, but without wires.
27 Sep, 2018, 10.13 AM IST
First Amazon Alexa-enabled digital glasses to debut at CES 2018The company is “excited about the potential of the glasses and the ability to bring Alexa to customers in a new way.
06 Jan, 2018, 06.14 PM IST
Facebook, in partnership with T-Hub, to work with 10 VR-focused startupsFacebook also introduced the School of Innovation programme in partnership with Startup Village Collective, wherein 10 teams of engineering...
05 Dec, 2017, 08.04 AM IST
Facebook unveils programmes to boost virtual reality in IndiaFacebook's two new programmes, India Innovation Hub (with T-hub) and School of Innovation (with Startup Village Collective), will run paral...
27 Nov, 2017, 06.44 PM IST
Virtual reality gives tech scene a new dimensionCool technology: Students and young professionals try to adapt to emerging trends; experts expect new devices to make a splash
31 Jul, 2015, 10.11 AM IST
Be patient, big things will take time: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg to Wall StreetWith business doing well, Zuckerberg’s investors may want results, but the social network’s billionaire founder has never been in much of a...
31 Jul, 2015, 06.15 AM IST
Eight technologies that will shape how we use smart devicesTechnology evolution is constant, but only a few things will make a lasting impact.
01 Jul, 2015, 08.19 AM IST
Around the world in a Virtual reality setDelivered via an Oculus Rift headset inside a special Teleporter station, this experience is part of Marriott's “Travel Brilliantly" campai...
22 Jun, 2015, 10.18 AM IST
Could virtual reality change everything?A recent Oculus Rift concert demonstration provides an exciting glimpse of what the technology could achieve in the future.
28 Nov, 2014, 12.41 PM IST
Virtual reality headsets will become a set of sunglasses: Oculus CEO Brendan IribeExperiencing virtual reality through the Rift can be difficult to describe, but it's vastly different than seeing a 3D movie.
24 Sep, 2014, 12.34 PM IST
Final version of the Oculus Rift could be as cheap as $200The final version of the Oculus Rift that you might buy could sell for as cheap as $200 (Rs 12,211), according to Oculus founder Palmer Luc...
11 Sep, 2014, 11.33 AM IST
Dodocase: A chunk of cardboard might be the biggest thing at Google I/OThe premise is simple. A cardboard contraption you can assemble in about 45 seconds. Just drop your phone into the little cardboard viewfin...
25 Jul, 2014, 02.54 PM IST
Oculus Rift to be made available in 2015The company behind the virtual reality headset that blew Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg away is hoping to change gaming experience for ordinary...
02 May, 2014, 01.45 PM IST