Facebook-owned Oculus is curtailing an experiment that let Best Buy shoppers try out the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset before buying one, the company told Business Insider this week. The ...

Best Buy's North Austin store is one of only 48 in the country offering hands-on demos. The Oculus Rift, a $599 virtual reality headset, is an impressive piece of technology, but not something that's ...

One of the major challenges facing VR is that you have to put on a headset before you can really get a sense of the technology’s potential. But what if you can’t even get people to try it? Business ...

There was a moment during our brief experience with the new Oculus Rift 'Crystal Cove' prototype that our brain genuinely started to believe we were inside the game. So accurate is the motion tracking ...

Virtual reality system Oculus VR is launching a new platform called Oculus Share for the hundreds of Oculus Rift demos that have already been created. "We're going to be launching a developer sharing ...

Four months after its release, the Rift S is looking pretty irrelevant. My colleague Josh and I went hands-on with an early demo of Oculus Link, a feature launching in beta in November that lets Quest ...

If you think about it, flight simulators, with their fully-realized cockpits and scenic locations, are a perfect fit for the Oculus Rift. So are space sims, for the same reason. Developer Boone ...

Virtuix’s Omni whatchamacallit looks a little like a Star Trek transporter pad with a handrail. The rail sits up close, circling your abdomen like a belt, keeping you centered and upright as you move.

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Clearer picture with less “screen door” effect. Ultralight. Easily adjustable. High-resolution displays. Inside-out tracking. No need for external sensors. Gets sweaty quicker than other headsets.

The Oculus Rift, a $599 virtual reality headset, is an impressive piece of technology, but not something that's within reach of everyone. For one thing, it requires a very powerful Windows PC to run.