Oculus Rift teardown reveals many, many chips and a hidden microphone

Safe to say, people are *excited* about the Oculus Rift, and that includes taking it apart.
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Oculus Rift teardown reveals many, many chips and a hidden microphone
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Safe to say, people are *excited* about the Oculus Rift, and that includes taking it apart.

It's a slick-looking device, but there are plenty of intricate bits to check out inside. In this teardown, courtesy of iFixit, you can take a look at the large lenses, the invisible infrared dots that help track head movements, and the very mysterious "hidden" microphone.

If you're lucky enough to get your hands on a not-very-cheap Oculus Rift headset, we can't recommend you do this deconstruction at home. Better just satisfy your curiosity with the video. 

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Ariel Bogle

Ariel Bogle was an associate editor with Mashable in Australia covering technology. Previously, Ariel was associate editor at Future Tense in Washington DC, an editorial initiative between Slate and New America.


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