Oculus presents Rift as gifts to its Kickstarter supporters

Oculus claimed it will offer a free Rift VR to its Kickstarter supporters. Oculus sent emails to its Kickstarter supporters today, claiming it will offer free Kickstarter version Rift VR to those 9,522 supporters who bought Rift DK1 in the crowdfunding of Oculus Kickstarter in 2012.

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The supporters will receive this Rift VR sent by Kickstarter by Feburary 1st. If any countries or regions are beyond the distribution of Kickstarter, Oculus will deliver them to the supporters.

The appearance of Kickstarter Rift VR and Oculus Rift VR look nearly the same, but Kickstarter version will be the first round to ship. They will be packed with the mark of Kickstarter. The Kickstarter version  is also binding with EVE: Valkyrie and Lucky’s Tale as Oculus Rift VR does.

Since Oculus launched the crowdfunding project on Kickstarter, the enthusisam o to Oculus Rift VR by its supporters are beyond Oculus’ imagination. Luckey claimed he would be contented if they could sell 300 units of Rift DK1. Finally , they got $2.4 million funds. They set $ 500,000 for the goal for crowdfunding. About two years later, Oculus was acquired by Facebook at $2 billion. It upset some of its supporters either.

Facebook planned to acquire a few more VR enterprises before it officially releases Oculus Rift. Facebook teamed up with Samsung to launched Gear VR in 2015.

Waiting for another 24 hours, the Oculus Rift consumers can preorder such VR device. But Oculus doesn’t release its price and date of delivery yet.

Yahoo shuts down Yahoo Screen

Yahoo made statement that it shut down its subordinated Yahoo Screen which is an online video content on-demand platform. It indicated Marissa Mayer’s effort of promoting Yahoo business and attracting new users for mainstreaming video service came to failure.

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Investors are not satisfied with Yahoo’s performance. Mayer faces much pressures to improve its performance. The end of Yahoo Screen might be the sign that Yahoo would take out more changes or end more products. Yahoo sent out warning notifications since October that it would narrow down the concerns in the following months.

Yahoo Screen was launched by Yahoo in October, 2011 that a platform offered on-demand Yahoo tv series, movies and network tv. This platform was released anterior to Mayer was appointed as its CEO. Mayer considered this service as an important part develop the mainstreaming video service.

Yahoo acquired the copyright of Community and Saturday Night Live and the broadcast right of NFL. It invited Katie Couric to joined Yahoo Screen as well.

Yahoo did not confirm whether it will cut jobs as the end of Yahoo Screen. Katie Couric keeps reporting daily news so far.

Yahoo is taking measures to restructure its business. There were failures under Mayer’s leadership in the past three years. She failed to help the company to stimulate business development.

It lost several senior managers recently. The share price of Yahoo declined nearly by 40%. Yahoo is looking for potential buyers to sell a tract of land that locates in Santa Clara, California. Yahoo planned to build new headquarter there.