Facebook is also going to play with smart glasses to become a Google Glass killer Facebook has made it clear that it is

Facebook is also going to play with smart glasses to become a Google Glass killer Facebook has made it clear that it is no longer limited to being a social network. It has been competing with Google in many areas. Google Glass is designed to prevent users from becoming addicted to mobile devices or computer screens.

The computer device has captured the attention of tech buffs, but Google hopes that in the future smart glasses will become as ubiquitous as smartphones. Facebook's first step in this direction was the launch of a video game virtual reality device. However, video games are not the ultimate goal that Facebook has given Oculus. Now, with the $2 billion deal closed, Facebook is working with another hardware partner to roll out virtual reality and facial computers to platforms beyond consoles.

Facebook and Samsung's collaborationFacebook is preparing to work with Samsung to develop headsets that can leverage mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets to enable virtual reality. Currently, Oculus hardware runs in tandem with computers and consoles, and when you put on your smart glasses and play games on your computer or console, you'll feel like you're in the middle of the action.

Running Oculus software on a Samsung mobile device allows virtual reality to take things even further, surpassing the limitations of the $350 Oculus Rift head-mounted display. Partnering with Facebook is also significant for Samsung. The South Korean tech company is phasing out Google's Android operating system 鈥?for example, in its new Gear 2 smartwatch and other wearables that the company is trying to develop at the forefront.

Early screenshots leaked by Samsung's industry blog SamMobile show Samsung's new Gear VR mobile software running on a suspected Samsung VR headset. If this screenshot is accurate, then it could be a sign of a collaboration between Samsung and Facebook's Oculus hardware. The idea of headsets working with smartphones isn't something new.

In fact, at Google's I/O conference earlier this year, Google mocked the smart face devices that virtual reality headsets compete with. frame brand glasses.