I've seen a handful of technology demos in my life that made me feel like I was glimpsing into the future. The best ones were: the Apple II, the Macintosh, Netscape, Google, the iPhone, and – most recently – the Oculus Rift.
US-IT-CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW-CES An attendee wears an Oculus Rift HD virtual reality head-mounted display at the Intel booth at the 2014 International CES, January 9, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images
When Facebook announced a $2 billion dollar deal to buy virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR on Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg promised the new technology would help “change the way we work, play and communicate,” and critics hailed the acquisition as
Facebook has announced that it will acquire Oculus VR, makers of the Oculus Rift for $2 billion. Announced today, the social networking giant will acquire the Oculus VR for $400 million in cash and 23.1 million in Facebook shares. "While the
Completely out of the blue, Facebook has announced that it is buying Oculus VR–the future of virtual reality awesomeness–for $2 billion. What?!