Australian T3

VIRTUAL’S SOON TO BE A REALITY…

Remember The Lawnmower Man? Yeah, well, virtual reality won’t be anywhere near as terrible as that.

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OCULUS RIFT

MARK ZUCKERBERG CLAIMS TO HAVE A 10-YEAR PLAN FOR HIS LATEST PLAY THING: THE OCULUS RIFT. AFTER FACEBOOK BOUGHT OUT OCULUS VR FOR A

WHOPPING US$2 BILLION, A FEW HIGH PROFILE DEVELOPERS JUMPED SHIP, FEARING THE PROJECT WOULD BE GOING DOWN AN UNSAVOURY PATH.

UNFAZED, FACEBOOK IS PLOUGHING AHEAD. HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE A FEW THINGS UP THEIR SLEEVE THAT WE’LL GET TO SEE SOONER

RATHER THAN LATER. $TBC, OCULUS.COM OUT TBC

GEAR VR

SAMSUNG’S HEADSET IS A CHEAP VR OPTION PROVIDED YOU’VE ALREADY FORKED OUT FOR THE

PRICEY GALAXY NOTE 4 HANDSET ($949). SAMSUNG’S ENORMOUS PHONE CLIPS INTO THE FRONT OF THE GEAR, ITS QUAD HD SUPER AMOLED DISPLAY STANDING UP TO THE CLOSE INSPECTION REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE VR. WITH “POWERED BY OCULUS” EMBLAZONED ALONG ITS SIDE, THE GEAR

VR IS AN ENTICING TASTE OF THINGS TO COME. $249, SAMSUNG.COM/AU OUT NOW

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