Facebook Hires Apple Veteran to Run Oculus VR Hardware quoting : "Bloomberg"

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As it stated in has hired former Apple product lead Michael D. Hillman as its new Head of Oculus VR Hardware, according to a Bloomberg report. Some of the products Hillman worked on at Apple include the iMac and other desktop computers. At Oculus, he'll be charged with developing next-generation hardware products, which include a wireless headset the company first previewed at Oculus Connect last fall. After leaving Apple, Hillman briefly worked as VP at robotics company Zoox. Hillman worked for some 15 years for Apple before leaving the computer maker in 2015.


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Facebook Hires Apple Veteran to Run Oculus VR Hardware
Facebook Inc. has hired Michael Hillman, a 15-year veteran of Apple Inc., as head of hardware for its Oculus VR division. At Oculus, Hillman will work closely with Hans Hartmann, Oculus's chief operating officer, according to Oculus spokeswoman Andrea Schubert. His experience launching consumer products will be key to Oculus delivering on its ambitious goal of taking virtual reality hardware mainstream. Following his time at Apple, Hillman served as a vice president at Zoox Inc., an autonomous vehicles startup. The hire comes after Facebook recruited another big name, Xiaomi Corp.'s Hugo Barra, to oversee all of virtual reality.


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