Consumer Electronics Extravaganza

Facebook-owned Oculus VR will begin taking orders for its Rift virtual reality headsets on 5th January, as the doors of Consumer Electronics Show gadget extravaganza officially open in Las Vegas. Oculus VR wooed software makers in September with the promise of a budding "virtual reality era" and an alliance with streaming television powerhouse Netflix. Facebook bought Oculus VR last year in a deal valued at $2 billion, heralding virtual reality as the next generation computing platform and one that will let people instantly "travel" to new places. The Consumer Electronics Show is expected to feature an array of virtual reality offerings hoping to challenge headsets to be fielded by Oculus, Sony, and Valve.