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See What’s Inside a Virtual Reality Headset

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The Rift's housing is loaded with sensors.iFixit
By Lisa Eadicicco and TIME Photo

The much-anticipated Oculus Rift virtual reality headset started shipping to its first customers on March 28.

The Rift has been one of the tech industry’s most highly-anticipated product launches since it started as a Kickstarter project in 2012. Along with forthcoming devices from HTC and Sony, the Rift aims to bring virtual reality to the masses.

Here’s a look at what’s inside Oculus’s new headset, thanks to our good friends at iFixit.

The Oculus Rift is lined with foam padding to make it comfortable to wear.iFixit
These ribbon cables give the Rift's eyepiece assemblies some wiggle room to adjust for the distance between your eyes. iFixit
The Rift's housing is loaded with sensors. iFixit
The Rift includes a display for each eye.iFixit
The headset's motherboard is located in the top of its lens assembly, as shown here. iFixit
A close up view of the Rift's lensiFixit
A look at everything inside the headsetiFixit

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