Re:Facebook launches its TikTok rival, Instagram Reels
by Panini_Jones on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @09:07PM
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Facebook came out with the Oculus Quest last year which is hugely innovative.
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Re:Facebook launches its TikTok rival, Instagram Reels
by ClikeX on Thursday August 06, 2020 @03:59AM
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Apart from Quest being a standalone device, it was just an iteration on the original Rift. And it was another company they bought, and I'd be more inclined to give credits to the Occulus team than to Facebook.
Re:Facebook launches its TikTok rival, Instagram Reels
by Panini_Jones on Thursday August 13, 2020 @10:23PM
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> Apart from Quest being a standalone device, it was just an iteration on the original Rift
In that it's a VR device, yes. But it's a standalone headset with Inside Out tracking. Many people didn't think this was possible.
> And it was another company they bought, and I'd be more inclined to give credits to the Occulus team than to Facebook.
A significant amount of FB employees developed this headset. It is Oculus is Facebook now.
Re:Facebook launches its TikTok rival, Instagram Reels
by ngokevin on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @09:30PM
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You could say that evolved out of the "buying" era as the above commenter said, as Oculus was an acquisition.
Re:Facebook launches its TikTok rival, Instagram Reels
by Panini_Jones on Thursday August 13, 2020 @10:24PM
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Oculus Quest was developed by Facebook, not Oculus.