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This flying saucer is Facebook’s virtual reality 360-degree camera

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Facebook has created a 360-degree camera to capture virtual reality imagery from its Oculus Rift headset.

The Facebook Surround 360 camera solves a problem that few folks who have their own VR headsets experience. The company made the announcement at its F8 conference in San Francisco today.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.