Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - June 2014 | Page 21

FACEBOOK: One Giant Leap Forawrd but... Several Steps Back - p2

When the news reached our offices
that SAMSUNG (the world's largest
phone maker) was partnering with
Oculus VR (Facebook's recent mul billion dollar acquisi on) to introduce
a new virtual world, we were excited.
However someone reminded us that

reality d ev i ce p ow e r e d by
Samsung's Galaxy S5 line of
phones, Engadget reports. You
literally plug your phone into
the headset and you're inside a
"shockingly good" virtual
world.”

Facebook was also promo ng
its new listening feature that
turns on your phone's mic and
listens to all the sounds around
you to be er equip companies
to personalize their sales
promo ons. This reminder seemed

So two thumbs up for Facebook's
purchase of Oculus VR because this
deal with Samsung is going to make
that purchase a very profitable one.
Yet don't keep those thumbs in the air
for too long because as fellow Business
Insider Joey Cosco reports:

to take the wind out of our sails when
just moments ago we were so excited
about Oculus and