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Facebook testing ads on Oculus virtual reality headsets

John Montgallo
Virtual reality headsets - person wearing oculus VR headset

The social network has started displaying ads for the VR device wearer to see. Facebook has started displaying ads in its Oculus virtual reality headsets, even though Palmer Luckey has previously said the company would never take that step. The company referred to the newly displayed ads on the VR wearables as an experiment. The social network has specified that this experiment is exclusive to a single game, called Balston, in which the ads will start appearing. However, it also stated that other developers will begin to roll out similar…

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Augmented reality glasses patent filed as Facebook Oculus takes the next step

Sam Lambert
augmented reality glasses patent (note: these are not real ar)

The social network filed a patent this month, showing an early design of the new AR wearable technology. Facebook Oculus filed an augmented reality glasses patent earlier this month which reveals drawings of an early prototype design for this type of wearable technology. The social network giant has previously confirmed its interest in pursuing this type of tech. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has spoken about augmented reality technology on a number of different occasions. In fact, it comes as no surprise that the company filed an augmented reality glasses patent as…

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