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Samsung Gear VR Install Base Has Passed 5 Million Headsets
Samsung confirms 5+ million Gear VR headsets are now in use worldwide, announced at their CES 2017 keynote. The Gear VR headset launched in November 2015, and was the first high-quality VR solution for smartphones.
In his opening speech at CES...
What VR Headset Makers (not analysts) Have Actually Said About Sales Expectations
If you're at all involved in the VR space, you likely recently saw a flurry of downtrodden headlines describing "slow," and "modest," holiday VR headset sales, with some even calling VR "the biggest loser this holiday."
The impetus of those headlines...
New Gear VR Has a Bigger FOV and Looks Like This, Leak Suggests
Samsung has a special event coming up on Tuesday August 2nd at which it's widely it'll launch not only the latest in its 'Note' line of phablets, but also a brand new Gear VR headset to match. This is...
Samsung’s New Standalone VR Headset May be Called ‘Odyssey’
Samsung reportedly confirmed back at the company's own developer conference that a new, standalone VR headset was on it's way and new trademark filings may indicate it's name.
Considering the non existent market that Samsung's 'Oculus Engineered' mobile headset entered when...
Free GearVR Offer Returns for New Galaxy S6 and S7 Phones
Samsung is relaunching its free GearVR offer, when you buy any of its new Galaxy S7 line and this time, you'll also receive an additional Oculus Content Experience.
With the release of its Galaxy S7 line in February, Samsung marked the...
Samsung’s New Headphones Trick Your Inner Ear to Move You in VR
Samsung's to bring a new set of experimental headphones to SXSW that uses electrical impulses to fool your inner ear into thinking your body is physically moving. What's more, they seem to be pitching the new headgear for virtual...
Samsung Brings Gear VR Powered ‘4D Theater’ to Spanish Galaxy S7 Launch
Samsung is celebrating the launch of their latest Galaxy S7 line of smartphones in Spain with a special Madrid event featuring 'Gear VR Theater', a shared '4D' 360 video experience comprising multiple headsets and multiple synced motion platforms.
Samsung's latest...
Samsung’s Gear 360 Specs in Full, Launching Q2 2016
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...
New Samsung ‘Unpacked’ Event Teaser Puts the Spotlight on Gear VR on Feb 21st
Samsung has today announced an 'Unpacked' event in a teaser that puts both Gear VR and "the Next Galaxy" phone in the spotlight. The event will take place on February 21st in Barcelona, one day ahead of this year's Mobile...
More Images of ‘Rink’, Samsung’s Gear VR Motion Controller Surface
We covered the news today that Samsung will be debuting a new motion controller designed specifically for virtual reality and it's Gear VR headset at CES next week. Now, some new images have surfaced of the devices which give...
Carmack on Gear VR: “Hold Off” on Buying New Phone Until Connect 2
John Carmack, CTO at Oculus, has tweeted advice to those considering a new phone for VR that they should wait until after Oculus' 2nd Connect conference next month.
Samsung's 'Unpacked' event has now been and gone, without much of a...
Samsung Opens Signup Page to Gauge Interest in ‘Project Beyond’ VR Camera
Although the company isn't ready to release it as a commercial product just yet, Samsung is now soliciting the interest of content creators who might want to make use of their 'Project Beyond' VR camera.
Project Beyond is a VR camera...
‘Gunjack’ UE4-based Turret-shooter Announced by CCP Games, Affirms Fall Release for Samsung’s Consumer Gear VR
Gunjack is a quite gorgeous looking turret-shooter for Samsung's Gear VR headset. The game is set in the EVE universe, that of developer CCP Games' Eve Online. As an arcade-style shooter, players can collect powerups as they fend off waves...
Samsung’s Milk VR Gets New Community Channel, Showcases Emerging VR Filmmakers
Samsung's VR video streaming platform, Milk VR, is loosening up to make way for community-made content. So you too can potentially get eyeballs on your VR video project through the stock Gear VR app (provided your film makes the grade).
Announced at this year's SVVR...
Gear VR for Galaxy S6 On Sale Today, Best Buy Price-Matches Samsung
The newest iteration of Samsung Gear VR, the company's VR headset designed to work with Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, is now available from both Samsung's US website and Best Buy's online store for $199.
Samsung is today accepting orders for the...




















