Oculus Rift Release Date, Price And Features: Apple Working on VR Headset; Facebook Working On A Consumer Version

Oculus Rift Release Date, Price And Features: Oculus Rift VR system made it the FCC, the U.S. regulatory body that certifies devices for electromagnetic spectrum compatibility for consumer usage. Facebook is working on a consumer version. Rumor has it that Apple has several prototypes it's working on for its own VR headset.

The Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset is coming. Oculus VR which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Facebook.

Apple wants to be known for more than smartphones and tablets. It's apparently in the works on the virtual reality field: a VR headset. Apple's VR headset will differ from Oculus Rift & PlayStation VR.

Apple's next new product have been focused on their Project Titan car project.

Virtual reality devices are gear l like goggles that fully block your view of the real world and only allow you to see a virtual world projected through a screen in the goggles.

Apple might be developing a headset that will require another device to function such as the Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard, or it will just be an independent headset similar to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

Valve's SteamVR platform gave an update on ongoing development for the latest version of the Oculus Rift SDK and Runtime on Nov. 30. SteamVR will continue to offer support for the Oculus Rift for the latest version of the Rift SDK and Runtime (v0.8).

SteamVR is currently being compared with Steam's 'Big Picture Mode', but SteamVR games can be launched and viewed with the headset in the upcoming Virtual Reality updates.

Oculus Rift DK2 was one of the first VR headsets to support SteamVR. Some of the workers left the company after Oculus was acquired by Facebook. Oculus and Valve's relationship has been closing out.

Valve revealed in early 2015 that it was partnering with HTC to create the Vive headset for SteamVR.

The VR title is set to launch 2016 for PlayStation VR on PS4, and for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on PC.

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