After being made available to preorder via Amazon,
Facebook has now officially launched their new Oculus Go standalone VR headset
at this years F8 developer conference which is currently underway. As you would
expect CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the official announcement confirming that the
Oculus Go VR headset is now available to purchase from a number of online
retailers priced at US$ 199.
To recap the Oculus Go VR headset offers a
stand-alone VR viewer which does not require a connection to a PC or a mobile
phone. The VR headset is equipped with a 5.5 inch display offering uses a
resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels or 1280 x 1440 pixels per eye and is powered
by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor and a 3.5mm audio jack for headphones.
Supplied with the headset is a handheld controller
that features a touch sensitive navigation pad together with a trigger, home
and back buttons for easy navigation. As well as announcing the availability of
their new VR headset, Facebook also announced that their virtual reality
development team is working on a new Oculus TV service that will provide video
content from partners such as Hulu, Showtime, and ESPN.
