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The $2bn (£1bn) acquisition of virtual reality startup Oculus Rift by Facebook blew the VR market wide open. Yet Oculus isn't the only player in the field. Here are five other devices soon to be vying for your (virtual) attention.
Sony Morpheus
Designed to integrate with the PS4, this blue-glowing device has a strap-on headset with an LED-studded rear band -- so if you turn away from the PlayStation, it can still track your head movements.
Eyedak VRAse
Made in Scotland, this device is designed to allow the use of smartphones as a display, meaning images are currently pretty low-res, but making it easily upgradeable. Available to buy later this year.
Samsung Gear VR
Little is known about this -- even the name is provisional -- but Samsung's experience creating hi-res OLED displays for smart devices including watches should give them an advantage in the pixel wars.
Avegant Glyph
Basically headphones with a flip-down visor, the Glyph (scheduled for a December launch) has no display, but projects images on to the retina with a higher resolution than either Sony or Oculus can boast.
Microsoft
In January Microsoft bought patents for 3D-display glasses from California-based Osterhout Design Group. Its plans remain under wraps, but our money's on it using Kinect.
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