John Carmack: Samsung’s Gear VR is a “Landmark first step” for Mobile VR

Samsung revealed their Gear VR headset this morning in their IFA Unpacked press presentation in Berlin. If you weren't able to catch the broadcast, the 10 minute Gear VR segment, with appearance by Oculus CTO John Carmack, is right...

Oculus Home on the Samsung Gear VR is a VR Content Portal Backed by Oculus Store

As more and more information piles in on the long rumoured Samsung Gear VR Headset announced at Samsung's special event today, it's becoming clear just how integral Oculus are to not only the hardware but also content and the...

DreamWorks, Marvel, Playful and More Among Studios Creating Content for Gear VR

At Samsung's IFA Unpacked event earlier today, the company revealed a swath of big studios who are working on content for the Gear VR headset. Among them are some well known names like DreamWorks, Marvel, and IMAX, along with...

New DK2 Enabled Senza Peso Featured by Epic Games at Pax Prime, Download it Now

I took a look at a very early version of a DK2 enabled Senza Peso demo recently (see the above video) just after Oculus' second VR Headset shipped and it remains one of the most impressive VR showcases out...

Samsung Gear VR ‘Innovator Edition’ to Launch in 2014 Aimed at Developers and Early-adopters

Contrary to the grandiose presentation that Samsung gave Gear VR at their IFA Unpacked event earlier today, Gear VR will launch in 2014 first under the moniker 'Innovator Edition' which isn't aimed mainstream smartphone users. Despite being around for decades,...

Samsung Gear VR Specifications Reveal Sub-20ms Latency Thanks to Oculus Tracker

Samsung is launching their Gear VR headset with the subhead 'Innovator Edition'. We've got the full specifications, which include sub-20ms motion-to-photons latency. Samsung Gear VR Specs: Optical Lens 96˚ Field of View Sensor Accelerator, Gyrometer, Magnetic, Proximity Motion to Photon Latency < 20ms Focal Adjustment Covers Nearsighted /...

Samsung Gear VR is ‘Powered by Oculus’

Early photos of the Samsung Gear VR smartphone adapter firm up Samsung's partnership with Oculus showing a 'Powered By Oculus' logo on the side of the new headset. Engadget got an early look at Samsung's Gear VR smartphone adapter for...

First Game for Samsung Gear VR Announced – Smash Hit Plunder from Triangular Pixels – Breaking

Just seconds after Samsung announces their long rumoured VR Headset the Gear VR, we're receiving word on the first applications available for the device. Developers Triangular Pixels have announced that they're working on a retro styled dungeon crawler with support...

Samsung Reveals ‘Gear VR’ Headset—Breaking

Samsung, at the company's 'IFA Unpacked' event in Berlin today, have officially revealed their 'Gear VR' headset. This article is breaking! More details being added as we go. Be sure to refresh from time to time or check back with...

Sony Patent Shows Method of Automatic IPD Measurement for VR Headset

With Samsung rumored to be revealing their 'Gear VR' device later today, we went digging through the company's patent portfolio to see what information we might be able to glean. We stumbled upon a patent that caught our attention...