Samsung’s Gear 360 Specs in Full, Launching Q2 2016

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Samsung’s Gear 360 launched today at the company’s Unpacked event, so what exactly is this diminutive immersive capture device capable of? Here are the official specifications direct from Samsung and whilst some impress, others leave a little to be desired.

Indie Board Game ‘Boss Monster’ coming to AltspaceVR

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Boss Monster is an 8-bit-inspired indie board game from Brotherwise Games, and it’s made virtual reality its new home. To welcome the tabletop game, AltspaceVR is hosting a Boss Monster Day celebration on February 23rd so you learn, play, and even win Boss Monster decks and other prizes.

Boost VC Invests in 15 More VR Startups in Latest Accelerator Class

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Boost VC, a startup accelerator based in San Mateo California, announced its seventh accelerator ‘Tribe’ with 15 new investments in VR companies, bringing its total VR portfolio to 34 startups.

A Tour of Samsung’s New Gear 360 Camera in 9 Hi Res Images

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At Unpacked in Barcelona today, Samsung announced the Gear 360, a highly portable, monoscopic 360, spherical camera designed for the everyday user. Samsung have pulled out all the stops on the Gear 360 and its design is one of the best we’ve ever seen.

Free Gear VR with Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Pre-orders “While Supplies Last”

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Samsung today announced their next generation of Galaxy S smartphones, the S7 and S7 Edge. The company says Gear VR will be included for free with pre-orders.

Samsung Announces Gear 360 Camera with Facebook Partnership for Sharing

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Samsung at their Unpacked event today revealed the Gear 360 camera, a new consumer-focused device for shooting 360 video which can also be viewed in VR.

19 VR Experiences Coming to Tribeca Film Festival

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Virtual reality is coming to the Tribeca Film Festival in a big way this year. Festival visitors will have the chance to try out 19 VR exhibits, most of which are seeing their world premier.

New HTC Vive ‘Consumer Edition’ Trailer Lands

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In the wake of HTC’s announcement that the HTC Vive will ship on April 1st and cost $799, here’s 51 seconds of industrial design to give you a really good look at the headset you as a potential buyer could be spending an awful lot of time wearing.

Watch Samsung Unpacked Event Live @10am PST / 1pm ET

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Samsung’s annual pre-MWC event is about to unfold and with a sure fire appearance from Samsung next generation S7 phone. But what can virtual reality fans expect from the next generation Gear VR? Tune in here to find out as the ‘Unpacked’ keynote in Barcelona gets under way at 7pm CET (10am PST / 1pm ET).

‘Super Ventures’ Announces $10 Million Fund to Incubate AR, VR, and Wearable Startups

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Super Ventures is a new incubator focusing on AR, VR, and wearables. The group recently announced the opening of its first $10 million fund a well as two initial investments.

One Explosion and Three Launch Aborts Later, HoloLens Finally in Use Aboard ISS

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NASA has been quite active in experimenting with the latest AR and VR technology to explore how it might be useful for space exploration. They have several ongoing collaborations with Microsoft’s HoloLens, including ‘Project Sidekick’ which aims to aid astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

The HTC Vive Will Let You Call and Text in Virtual Reality

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HTC Today unveiled the price and launch date of its SteamVR powered VR headset the Vive. They also revealed a new feature to launch with the Vive ‘Consumer Edition’, HTC Phone Services, a service which lets you make calls whilst inside virtual reality.

The HTC Vive Costs $799 and Ships April 1st

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HTC Vive

HTC have finally officially announced the price of the ‘Consumer Edition’ of their Valve SteamVR powered virtual reality solution. The HTC Vive will cost a cool $799.

LG Reveals Mobile VR Headset ‘360 VR’ for G5 and New 360 Camera

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LG has today revealed at MWC 2016 two of their first entries in the virtual reality space, a 360 camera dubbed 360 CAM, and lightweight mobile VR headset called LG 360 VR.

This Zelda-style HTC Vive Game Scales its World to Fit Your Room

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Legend of Luca is a VR-exclusive title, designed from the ground up to utilise the HTC Vive’s room-scale emphasised tracking capabilities. Heavily influenced by Nintendo classic The Legend of Zelda, the title will work aims to scale your virtual experience to the limits of your physical play-space.

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