If you tuned into the Oculus Rift keynote address this morning, you saw a vast variety of uses for the Oculus Rift headset, from role-playing games to complete immersive environments.
While this pre-E3 press event did not include any hands-on time with the hardware, Oculus wisely allowed the assembled journalists to drool over the new gear.
We managed to squeeze off a few shots up close of the Oculus Rift and the brand new Oculus Touch controller . Check them out below.
Read next: Oculus unveils the consumer Rift, due Q1 2016
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BlackBerry fans in the UK can now pre-order its Priv Android handset, shipping next month
If you’ve been looking forward to finally getting your hands on BlackBerry’s first Android-based handset and you’re based in the UK, you can now pre-order the device and it will arrive at your door next month.
UK retailer Carphone Warehouse is offering the slider device on tariffs of £31.99 or more across a range of different networks. At that cost, you’ll need to still put in money up-front though; if you want a ‘free’ handset, you’ll need to commit to at least £49 per month or more, and again, deals vary by network.
Key specs include an 18-megapixel camera, hardware and software keyboards, a pairing of 1.8GHz dual core + 1.44GHz quad core 808 processor and a 3,410mAh battery. The company also says it has “extraordinary audio quality.”
Of course, there’s more to a device than hardware alone, and how well the Priv performs could have wide-reaching implications for the future of the company. CEO John Chen says that if the decision to swap to Android doesn’t put the hardware company back into the black next year, he’ll have to reconsider its long-term future.
Delivery for pre-orders is currently listed to begin on November 6.
➤ BlackBerry Priv [Carphone Warehouse]