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10 Years After Facebook Bought Oculus, What's Next for Meta's VR Plans? - CNET

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2014 doesn't seem that long ago to me. But in technology, 10 years can be an infinity. I was writing for CNET, like I still am today, but smartwatches weren't even mainstream yet. And even though Facebook bought Oculus that year, ahead of the expected release of the Oculus Rift, the only VR available in any finished form that year was a phone-connected pair of plastic goggles known as the Samsung Gear VR. In 2024, VR's still not massively adopted, but it has gone mainstream several times over. I know plenty of families with Quest 2 headsets doing workouts or using them for games. And now even Apple is exploring virtual and mixed reality with its first headset, the Vision Pro. Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, meanwhile, have started to feel less absurd as a wave of AI wearables coming from startups like Humane and Brilliant Labs emerge into similar territory. Meta is bringing its own AI features to the glasses this month. For a trip back in time and a look forward, I spoke with Meta's chie

2014 doesn't seem that long ago to me. But in technology, 10 years can be an infinity. I was writing for CNET, like I still am today, but smartwatches weren't even mainstream yet . And even though Facebook bought Oculus that year, ahead of the expected release of the Oculus Rift , the only VR available in any finished form that year was a phone-connected pair of plastic goggles known as the  Samsung Gear VR . In 2024, VR's still not massively adopted, but it has gone mainstream several times over. I know plenty of families with Quest 2 headsets doing workouts or using them for games. And

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