even compared to the oculus headwear, i think this is superior.his quality when they put it out in the market. >> oculus was bought by facebook for $2 billion this year. its creators believe they have a superior product. >> while sony's device is targeted to use with the ps4, oculus can be connected to the pc. >> for those who like their gaming experience to be -- there are more sociable options. google made its first ever appearance at the tokyo game show this year, emphasizing the spread of gaming across mobile platforms. >> whereas in the past, if you wanted to play a videogame, you had to go to the game. you had to go to a game center or go to your friend's house and play in their living room. now that the games are available on our devices to everyone, people who in the past would never think of themselves as a videogame player are now playing games. for serious gaming, iphone or tablet will never cut it. also on display, new consoles. space emanated by the xbox and playstation. it will hit the market at the end of the year. you can get more

oculus is working on the high-end version of their hardware. the samsung thing, more of a consumer, you can play with it. put it on see the pixels. doesn't feel like virtual reality in the truest sense. but what i think what we're seeing from oculus now with this new unit they've put out, 360 degree motion tracking to turn around completely. we're getting closer to a product that's going to open up the imagination of brands and high-end consumers particularly in gamingp. >> gaming absolutely, i don't know about brands. i was at maker fair this weekend, saw someone walking around with a an oculus rift on their forehead. as the ft put it this morning there's a killer use case for it. there's none now beyond video games. that's not a facebook sized market. >> killer use case for drones? you've become something of a gadget guru, the fact you're not bullish is surprising to me. >> i don't think drones have the broad applicability that kind of a social network or messaging platform. for deliver this he do. oculus has about as big a market as the dron

do put on oculus rip goggles. see how the game ends up taking him for a real ride. >>. >> it seems like there is a love/hate relationship between messengers on bicycles in new york city and the city. in this buzz feed video, we get to see what that is like as they ride through the streets, weaving through traffic, getting so close to the vehicles. >> it gets annoying and multiple people are looking down upon you. at the end of the day, they need you. >> it's a battle with the city. it's a symbiotic relationship. >> it's an efficient and effective way of doing business in new york city. it's never going away. >> people look down on them, but they are so needed. that's an important part. >> i need this and i need it done now. >> the two ms. jers say. >> it's luck. >> the moment you don't pay attention, it's your life. >> they need a big old tip when they get to their destination. >> after seeing this video, you get a much better appreciation for what they do. >> guess what? >> it is tech time for people who wish it

you see facebook buying oculus which is about virtual reality.bout medicine, teleconferencing, education. similarly, if you think about minecraft, it's not just video game. it's virtual building blocks. people can use it for education, productivity and creativity. so we're not seeing just an interest in purely acquiring a video game or video game studio but a technology that can be applied to broader applications as well. >> when did this happen that it's interesting to watch others play video games? >> i think everybody has watched somebody play pac-man and go tore the high scores. so there's an appeal to watch somebody perform as we watch sports. but if we're talking about twitch, in particular, it's also interactive. people talk about what's happening in a chat window. that often becomes its sort of social experience, and in twitch broadcast, you have people playing the games, reading the comments and changing what they're doing. it's an interactive broadcast. >> what about the acquisition by facebook of oculus that make the v.r. head goggles,

we added oculus. we get a chance to work with them.t salesforce is helping singularcreate the place to bring together harvard manufacturers in a trusted environment that will transform customer experiences. it is very exciting. the first and only major enterprise software vendor that said this is the future of customer engagement and experiences. we are putting effort and energy in games right now. from our independent software partners who are creating amazing apps, things we never would have thought of ourselves, it is the next mobile revolution. we are going to see companies on the scale and opportunities of many tuber and yelp being created. keep in mind they are all different. the you can see things in health care, retail, hospitality, manufacturing. >> thank you very much. they are in the silicon valley. you're watching bloomberg west and we are in new york. we are going to get this straightened out. we will find out why they did that next. we have a check of your bloomberg top headlines. at this network has an interest in acquir

it was designed in conjunction with oculus and is powered off of the note 4. this has been a trippy year for samsung. they have been getting pinched in the marketplace. i has been competition from chinese manufacturers and at the high-end, companies like apple and others remain competitive. what we are seeing today is as far as the u.s. is concerned, samsung gets putting his chips on the high-end of the market. with major events coming up for motorola and apple, we will see how the battle for the luxury end plays out. samsung'sbart at unveiling today. apple has one of its own next week with the new iphone. or iphones, plural. the company is battling a rash of problems. shares are taking a beating. that is next on "bloomberg west ." ♪ welcome back. i am emily chang. the week has been filled with challenges for apple. photos of nude celebrities were stolen from apple accounts followed by an hour-long itunes outage yesterday and china mobile has started pre-orders for a mysterious new iphone in beijing. over 53,000 pre-orders have been placed. down more thann 4%.

in conjunction with oculus and is powered directly off of the note for tablet. this has been a tricky year for samsung. stiff low-end, there's competition from lower priced chinese manufacturers. companies like, apple remain extremely competitive. what we are seeing today is that as far as the u.s. is concerned, samsung is putting it shipped on the high-end of the market. with major events coming for motorola and apple, we will see how the battle for the luxury and plays out. speaking of product launches, apple has one of its own next week with the new iphone. iphones plural, but the company is battling a rash of problems in the last hour and its shares are taking a beating. that's not on "bloomberg west. ♪ >> welcome back. i'm emily chang. a week leading up to the next iphone has -- weekending up to the iphone is been filled with challenge. first, nude celebrity photos were leaked followed by an hours long itunes outage yesterday. china mobile has already started reorder's for a mysterious new iphone in beijing. according to the china mobile website, over 53,00

samsung now partnering with facebook's oculus to create a virtual reality headset. where is it going to go? >> it's like the phone -- when is it going to happen? an announcement does not a product make. they did not have them physically -- not only not in the markets, but a plan for what it's going to happen. the device itself, i have used the oculus itself and it's basically the same thing. it's interesting, but a very beta like experience that will need fine tuning before it goes mainstream. >> i know you tried it on. what was it like? did you get nauseous? >> no more so than usual. it is pretty cool. there i am trying it on right now. it is fascinating that there were people behind me and i couldn't see what i was looking forward. the camera angles were interesting. i can imagine a filmmaker having an interesting time with it. there's a guy at bloomberg who created a bloomberg apps he could have an infinite number of bloomberg screens. so for the bloomberg obsessed, that's a wonderful thing. the whole story of what went on today, we were expecting them to announc

oculus was bought by facebook for a cool $2 million this year.'s targeted to use with the playstation 4, or device -- the oculus device can be connected to the pc. >> for those who like the gaming experience to be a little less hermit like, there are more sociable options. google made their first appearance at the tokyo game , emphasizing the spread of gaming across mobile platforms. >> in the past, if you wanted to play a videogame, you had to go to the game. you had to go to a game center or your friends house and play in their living room. but now that the games are available on our devices, to everyone, people who, in the past, would never think of themselves as a videogame player are now playing games. >> for serious gaming, a phone or a tablet will never cut it, so also on display, new consuls. dell is trying to enter this competitive space. the relative safety of the exhibition circuit and hit the market at the end of the year. before we end this hour, three new releases top the north american box office this weekend. " maze runner" raced

whether partnering or oculus -- with oculus or google glass or bitcoin, there are so many leading technologiesow that we are having fun trying different things and seeing what works. they enjoy that process where they are a part of it. >> you are taking business back to the most basic thing. ran into two guys in front of the watercooler saying, is john trying to sell you something, dan? get on the phone and tell something. that's how ticket sales were handled in the nba. organizationales first and foremost. it's more than just banging out 100 phone calls a day. there is more of a science to it . a scienceore of behind it to make sure that we are successful, especially in a small market like sacramento. sales organization. whether it's ticket sales or sponsorship, we want to do things that are cutting-edge and things that drive the business of our partners. >> thank you very much. go kings. apple and samsung dominate the smartphone world. competitors are trying to steal their market share. how real is the threat? that is next on "bloomberg west ." ♪ >> i'm emily chang and this is "bloomberg wes

it is being developed in conjunction with oculus, the makers of oculus rift.ing to watch " rim." you can imagine if you were watching on a airplane or something. samsung was a pie any or all of these larger devices. even that was not big enough. now you need an entire him or so -- there was a guy right there! right there. pretty incredible. we do not have pricing or availability yet. but i can tell you it is pretty awesome. own samight bloomberg's grobart. ever take a dip at w hotel? that is the domain of vivopools. coming up, the nfl is the nation's most popular sports league. special powerse of their media empire and how technology can change the way you watch the game. that is coming up on "bloomberg west." ♪ >> this is "taking stock" on bloomberg. i am pimm fox. a pool or a pond? a pool, theo choose end of summer means one thing. closing down your pool. vivopools can help you with this. tools for marriott and w hotels in for example. i am joined by the executive officer and cofounder willan johnson. thank you for being here. pools are expensive, no matter

finally, you bring up oculus.f the interesting things in all these companies, shareholders to a certain extent are signaling this, they need to go out and spend money. distraction is a thing you need to think about. one of the ways to do that is m&a. it keeps you close to that story. >> alibaba has a stake in a company in silicon valley. they are buying stocks. they are buying companies that do film production. they have got a stake in that. they have a messaging app. you can understand the messaging app, but why film production, white taxis? these are the sort of -- >> when you think about the distribution model they have, you could combine taxis and delivering packages. arend also, many companies jumping onto uber as well. , maybe when your taxi arrives, you want to do some purchasing. all this is a vision that the founders have to tell. it all kicks it off in new york today. it is then coming to london. they are going to be in hong kong as well. is the most acquisitive company in china at the moment. on average

it is being developed in conjunction with oculus, the makers of oculus rift.ps develop some of the software. i am going to watch "pacific rim." you can imagine if you were watching on a airplane or something. you might want to watch this instead of looking at the smaller screen. samsung was a pioneer of larger-screen devices, but apparently even those are not big enough. now you need an entire emerson -- there was a guy right there! right there. pretty cool. they have not announced pricing or availability yet. but i can tell you it is pretty amazing. >> bloomberg's own sam robo-bart. grobart. ever jump into a pool at the w hotel? that is the domain of vivopools. and coming up, the nfl is the nation's most popular sports league. the show has a special look at the power of the nfl's media empire and how technology can change the way you watch the game. that is coming up on "bloomberg west." 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. eastern, only on bloomberg. ♪ >> this is "taking stock" on bloomberg. i am pimm fox. a pool or a pond? for those who choose a pool, the end of summer mean

think there is tons of applications for business for oculus rift.ness applications we created from our platform was the ability for someone to go into a car dealership and visualize the car they want to purchase and even sit in it and look at the color and the wheels and change the configuration. it would create an entirely new experience and also helping and automate of -- and automotive manufacturer create -- connect with their customers. we are about helping their customers connect with their customers and a new way. >> i was wondering what you're doing and canada. is this where salesforce is based, in toronto? >> i live in toronto and we have a large presence in canada. the toronto area is a hotbed of wearable innovation. it's a great place to be today. >> i know there is wireless innovation going up there, too. in terms of the virtual reality notion, does this put salesforce more in front of consumers and less -- and not just the salespeople themselves? salesforce, our roots are the salesforce automation of the crm company but we have become th

see the coffers, meant solely to organize to structure our visual experience, recede towards the oculus, culminating in that passage-- not an escape, but a kind of communication between the interior space defined by this extraordinary building and the space of the cosmos that lies beyond. that cosmos is perfection, perfection in the form of a sphere, a sphere which has no beginning and no end. pagan temple christian church bold and original work of art-- the pantheon remains a symbol of universal significance for all the ages. hadrian's restless intelligence was also at work in the immense and inspired villa complex he built for himself near tivoli. like other emperors, he used the shaping power of concrete and vaulted architecture to enclose space in dramatic ways to sculpt interiors that expanded rather than limited human activity with an echo here and there of his enduring masterwork. everywhere in the villa, there were statues many of them in the greek tradition he so passionately admired. in this, hadrian was typical of well-to-do romans throughout the imperial age. roman sculpture

they revealed the first headset developed for oculus rift for gaming an watching movies.et ready, in line, fall. david: looks good. looks good. may not be made by samsung but definitely worth doing the robot. the world's first personal robot is set for here. softbank announce as humanoid robot named pepper sold in sprint stores. pepper will sell for 1900 bucks in japan. the robot's u.s. price has not yet been announced. liz: "willis report" is next. hi, gerri, i know you're standing by with ongoing investigation into the black box now being required i guess in everybody's cars? gerri: that's right, liz and dave. thanks for that. mortgage daca senator john hoeven talks about his bill to keep the data on the black box in your car private. we'll tell you about that. coming up tonight on the show, the cdc is warning time is running out to stop the ebola outbreak. what this means for us? could this be a turning point in the fight against common core. one of the auuhors announced he changed his mind. do it yourself home security to set up a camera system to keep your house safe

are you getting one, oculus rift? >> i'm not into that kind of gaming.sa: we're talking about watching movies. >> how about if your pc, instead of having a pc that you're wearing this thing. it has a keyboard and little minnie mouse do everything but wearing that. melissa: i don't know that i need you that close to my email. i don't know that i need to live in a bubble with my messages. you know -- >> opening up to developers. that is what they were doing, all the platforms and web browsers. melissa: all right. uber conquering the final frontier bringing service to anchorage, alaska. wow. anchorage, alaska. lyft saw the pr notice and said it all yours. you can have alaska. >> i was surprised to see taxi companies are fighting back and we have better regulations. come on, that hasn't affected uber in any market. they're inspected twice a year. consumers love it. i love it. melissa: this is pr stunt. look at anchorage, population dense sy is 176 people per square mile. charlotte it is like 2500 people. there aren't necessarily enough people that need a lif

oculus rift -- the gaming community event, yes, there is a you gaunda gaming community event.urity guard using the headset for the first time got disor centsed and the video was so spectacular it has nearly a million views

you're working with facebook's oculus unit on this. do you expect this area with the phone attached to be the most popular segment? >> the screen is beautiful on a net floor. it's a quad hd, super analog displace, first of its kind in the market. incredible resolution. some people ask, why did you make it with such fine resolution? part of the reason, because it, woulds ins that headset. clip it in. look at that screen and get to enjoy the beauty of that screen in the virtual reality space. we think it's a perfect marriage. what makes us different? frankly speaking, it's a truly self-contained smartphone powered mobile experience. we think that's the beauty of the headset. >> my expectation is real estate, autos, some prime markets for this, where you really have a premium opportunity, if you give the customer a high-end experience. is this a b-to-b thing or consumers will shell out the thousand buck, whatever it costs, to get the headset to put it in? >> exciting. many b-to-b opportunities. just starting in the space to understand wha

oculus showed off its prototype in los angeles. inis expected to go on sale 2015.onders options, including a possible commuter -- merger with hewlett-packard. from annder pressure activist shareholder and recently lost its longtime chief executive to retirement. a spaceship rocket store the --ernational space station rockets toward the international space station carrying a 3-d printer. it should arrive on tuesday. >> you have the majesty last night orbiting mars. stunning accomplishment. congratulations to all at nasa on that. that takes science, it takes mass, it takes people that are smart. how about in silicon valley? on at general diversity at general mills is different than diversity in silicon valley. center on the debate over diversity. outis the tech industry front on this versus many other industries? >> i hope this will be a call to action for many other companies to make this a central issue. we don't have a reflective sense of our employee base, our customer base reflected in the leadership of many companies. the leadership of tech companies is 20% wom

they acquired oculus. they are splitting up their apps but they are also splitting up their advertising into the wider web. >> is google the company they are after here? >> if you can think what google -- they spentears billions of dollars and aliens of engineers working on these products. facebook says we are going to compete. >> is there a fundamental difference in the way a marketer -- i always say advertiser -- that an advertiser has where facebook is completely different than google in what way? >> facebook has a tremendous asset in the data data -- the data they store about their users. it is people centric marketing. advertising for people, not for machines that for actual individuals. >> that's part of my conversation. i think of advertising in terms of how old somebody is or how wealthy they are. is google also that smart? >> you certainly don't look 1000 years old. and facebook are incredibly smart about this. it is going to be a horse race. facebook is in the open -- >> facebook's and the only c

oculus, andacquire other apps. they are also splitting up their advertising into the wider web. we will see this trend much more in the future. >> and perhaps, even the launch of google. are they after this? >> they are after google. think about what google did on google for many years. they branched out to two become the dominant player. they spent billions of dollars and thousands of engineers on ellie mae's ad technology products. the book is saying we are going to compete. that anere a way advertiser has are at brought out to the world where facebook is completely different in a different way? >> they are different in the data that they store about their users and their ability to talk to those users as individuals. toertising to people, not machines, not to cookies, but to actual individuals. >> and demographics. i think of advertising in terms of how old someone is, or where they live, or how wealthy they are. is google that smart, or is it different? >> you do not look 1000 years old. >> thank you. >> google and facebook are incredibly smart about this, and they are both

. >> he attended the school for a year, dropped out, he eventually founded oculus, a virtual reality head set maker bought out by facebook for $2 billion. >> in additional, the school is going to get $4 million from oculus company founder and $3 million from his mother. >> documents show government officials threatened yahoo with a $250,000 a day fine if it did not release user data to the n.s.a. the threat was made in 2008. a secret panel ordered the company to comply. >> >> the baltimore ravens held their first game since the team reds ray rice. >> there was a surprising fan from women in the audience. john henry has more. >> women all over the country expressed outrage over what the now former nfl star was caught doing on that video released earlier this week. as we saw last night, not everyone woman feels that way. >> the baltimore ravens took the field, but his jersey was in the fans and streets outside the stadium. >> everybody's got skeletons in their closets. only god can judge. >> it wasn't just the men sporting rice's jersey, but women were wearing it, too, for a variety of

which we have developed in part with our friends at oculus. you can see the heart and soul of this headset is none other than your phone. >> you take it, and install it in the goggles like that. >> taylor made for the galaxy note 4. it will make the screen feel infinite it. >> not just streaming a live concert, but attending it on stage and backstage. >> the korean phone giant is known for taking risks. when the first galaxy note came out, it was the biggest phone we had ever seen. >> we clearly don't know everything we need to know about the iphone 6. but we're not going to see a fallaway screen, i can tell you that. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. >> i was impressed by the ruler. >> the phones are getting so big we're getting back to the days of the big brick phone. >> thanks for joining us. >>> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> smoke and flames billow out of a building in the mission district. why this fire was so difficult to contain, and the early warnings the building's owner got. >> you're now in violation -- >> on strike

and facebook bought the oculus virtual reality rift system. a pair of goggles letting you move through the video games as if you are moving through your own room. microsoft is buying $100 million plus users. 14% brought the game. it's a very, very loyal and hopefully they thing cruel think. >> i have to pay attention. what did you say. if you are 10 years old you know all about "minecraft." i have to pay attention. >> that is all the time for this newshour. "real money" with ali velshi is next on al jazeera america. >>> america is getting ready to go to war again in the middle east, i teal you which countries are part of the battle plan. also the rising death count from faulty general motors ignition switches, i'll tell you where the federal regulators went wrong. plus grover norquist talks to me about overhauling the whole system to keep

the vr, a collaboration with the oculus unit, working on software to make this work on samsung's end and using the note 4 as the actual screen to create the virtual reality experience. now, okay, u.s.wise, how much of a difference will it make? a year ago samsung did about 10 million note 3 units in two months. about how many they shipped. you can expect they'll want to ship more because that large size category is expanding. but these phones are going to be expensive. think of this as a branding, marketing, planting the flag moment to show apple they're not going to be able to take that large screen category away. partnering with legendary, disney marvel unit creating an experience of tony stark's lab. tried it on in there. this is early days for virtual reality, guys. >> jon, thanks. >>> adam levine may be talking smack today, most investors including our next guest are focused on what apple will unveil in less than a week. ben lare, managing director at lare venture, vc fund behigh companies like buzzfeed and also an apple shareholder. ben, welcome back. >> thanks for having me. >

oculus, facebook unit, working on the software here. samsung has the hardware.t's not quite as advanced as the most advanced vr hardware but doesn't have to be tethered to a computer. the first experience with vr, probably with something like this. >> huh. in that sense, a game-changer for vr? we'll all get an education through this device? >> still concerned about the price point, carl. these note phones tend to be more expensive. off contract, around $700, $750. the rest of this unit, probably cost a couple hundred bucks, too. talking $1,000. more expensive than a console, probably. >> and wear it on television? >> i'll put it on. >> there we go. what the audience is looking for. >> now, it's not on. but i can be in tony stark's lab now, i can be playing a game. i could be looking around -- a house. that i might want to buy. real estate wise. >> a little teleprompter inside, too. >> and we thought google glass was nerdy. >> this takes it to a new level. >> thank you, jon, for bringing that to us. appreciate it. >>> a samsung edition of throwback thursday. look

facebook bought oculus. why is big tech seeing gaming as part of their strategy?> they have to have the games for their platform. they went and did this game with destiny. they used to do the halo game. they bought that and destiny was able to produce there for a while. we're talking about big investment across the board. they have been beating microsoft for the last 10 months on those consuls. >> john, it to me it is about margin. retail, two cents on the dollar. apple brings it down to a $.25. apple is an amateur compared to the margins these guys make. >> that is why people of the software business in general. whether it is internet companies -- >> $.60 on the dollar? >> it has to be higher. $500 million to make it market destiny. doesn't it generate $500 million in revenue? >> units across the thing is $60 per piece. >> by point of contrast, the top grossing is dirty and the galaxy, raining and almost $300 million. this is a hits generated business. >> what i thought was interesting is the way they market this game. they kept this locked down. it was secret. i

oculus was purchased by facebook for $2 billion.at apple's big presentation next week has a lot. it really has to live up to a lot. apple has a lot to live up to. >> apple is a force. tens of millions of people go out and buy it. you have to out cool this. it will be very difficult. i think everyone will be watching very easily. we think it is a phone. stuart: tim cook has to do steve jobs moment. one more thing. here is this. he has to do it. >> he is a very conservative guy. this is just as cool, if not cooler. >> you have 10 seconds. tell me your coolest gadget. >> i have not even played with it that much and i am dying to get it home. >> they are standing up now. good stuff. thank you very much, indeed. libertarians. john stossel. this time he is going after the obama administration's push. more from this next. look at this. >> this man who trained in nuclear engineering. >> he was not a loan. >> that is insane. that is so many steps. ♪ in new york state, we're changing the way we do business, with startup ny. we've created tax

no one was on this thing -- a $2is is why oculus is billion company. >> good point. >> i want to say you mention twitter -- and howard, you have an investment in twitter -- howard lindzon with us of stocktwits. yesterday, on twitter, very responsible. there is like a new way that twitter breaks news, trying to be more responsible, and i saw it yesterday with this story. >> interesting. flames.nt up in >> i would argue, and tom, thank you for pointing this out -- it is a most like wikipedia. it is self edited. there are no editors on twitter, so you take it on yourself to act as possibly, put stuff out that is real. police yourself. >> this is out in the geography, howard, have you been to be six flags roller coaster? not do roller coasters. they make me sick. piure at the end with my daughter, and that is how i will look on my deathbed. >> he never buys the picture. >> i buy the picture and i burn them. >> our twitter question of the day --do you trust apple with your wallet? ♪ >> coming up tomorrow on "bloomberg surveillance" a partner at spark capital will join us as guest host the

oculus is getting acquired for $3 billion. big deals in the tech space, is there any reason why we should worry that this is like 1999? >> the first thing to note is that the ipo issuance is not quite what we saw in 1999. we are still below those limits. the reason why investor appetite remains supportive now is because we are looking for secular growth and cyclical growth. as the fed starts to tighten policy, it's the gross assets we are out to find, not the yield assets. there was some research that we can out with insider buying and selling. year to date through september 12, you look at around 7000 or so on insider purchases of shares. you have 23,000 that have sold their shares. that ratio is about the lowest, around 2000. in other words, a lot of insiders are selling more than are buying. not only that, they don't want to use their money to buy shares but they're more than happy to use corporate money to buy shares. we have seen this blockbuster of buybacks, 270 million dollars this year. what does that say about what th

. >> another kind of wearable, the new oculus, the new virtual reality headsets. you see those impact your bottom line? >> again, you are seeing their displays with micro processors. they are connected to your head. i think they are just confirmation there are more and more opportunities to take the unique skills that we have creating compelling interactive entertainment, then distributing it across a wide variety of platforms. those are very exciting also. >> it's david faber. mine craft, microsoft, does that deal make sense for them? is it a deal you might have considered or a property you were interested in? >> as far as if it makes sense for them, i think you've got to talk to phil spencer. mine craft is a good franchise. the team that created that franchise and that company, they are a fantastically talented group of people. >> we've seen a lot of acquisitions in this space with google buying twitch. do you have your eyes on anything? >> nothing we can talk about. >> okay. unfortunately, we are out of time. bobby, thanks for joining us. we enjoy seeing how yo

that's the era that facebook moves into with its purchase of oculus and around smartwatch. we're seeing a lot of these round smashwatches come out. we expect to see motorola come out with a 360 later this week, which is round. that's kind of the shape and design that's gaining a lot of attention these days. >> scott, quickly, you characterize this as the tortoise and the hare and you're looking at apple as the slow and impatient strategist. >> it's the variation on form. a lot of this stuff is android wear. so it's google software and everybody is coming up with new wrinkles. it's almost like flet flix. you're seeing internetly a lot of the same stuff but you're throwing all these different forms out there. it can get confusing. google is promising rapid updates to android wear. you can see that transform a lot. apple is looking for opportunities where it will work for the most people and certainly wearables, we're still not at that point. so, you know, maybe they're going to pick that point of entry that, you know, your mom or somebody else would find it useful. but when i

and you put on the oculus headset and head foens. >> are you joking? >> i don't know.en teleported to a destination. you see the sights and you even feel things like the sand. >> how -- this is straight out of an arnold schwarzenegger movie "total recall." why would marriott want to do that? >> i don't know. do they charge? is this going to be a revenue stream? >> how long do you stay? do you walk into these booths like a tanning booth that you go to? >> i was ready to read more, but all i see there is tease coming up, bucky. so that's all we're going to get. >> i'm confused and i'm dubious of this entire thing. i think we just got punked. >> people at home are waiting for more. so they must have more. that was a tease. >> this is a tease for a continuing story nap sounds like we just got punked. >> where do you get the sand? >> maybe put it in your hands. >> then move the cat litter box over near you. >> grainy sand. i don't know. i think i'll do a little research in e the break. when we come back this morning, we have live reports from around the world own the three