Samsung Gear VR
Best of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 – Part 1: Technolust, SMS Racing, Colosse
Oculus' Mobile VR Jam has garnered over 300 entries vying for over $1,000,000 in cash prizes, and that means the competition to deliver immersive content for Gear VR is as stiff as they come. In part one of a...
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...
‘Render the Metaverse’ Contest by OTOY, John Carmack Signs on as Judge
OTOY, the studio behind the made-for-VR rendering software OctaneVR, has announced a contest sponsored by Oculus that aims to get the community involved in generating immersive 360-degree panoramas using their software suite. Oculus CTO John Carmack is also signing on to...
Paid Content on Oculus Gear VR Store Now Available Worldwide
International Gear VR owners rejoice! Oculus has officially allowed selected paid content to be purchased outside of the United States, albeit in US dollars at the moment.
A number of apps, games, and experiences have been cleared for international sale on the...
Samsung Gear VR for S6 Hands-on, “the best picture quality we’ve ever seen”
We had the Samsung Gear VR team in our office recently and they gave us a hands on look at the new Gear VR headset for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Here are some of the notable improvements.
This guest...
New Gear VR for Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Goes on Sale May 8th in U.S,...
Samsung today announced that the new Gear VR for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will go on sale May 8th and become available for pre-order on the 24th. The new mobile VR headset from Samsung (made in collaboration with...
Rupert Murdoch, 21st Century Fox CEO, Checks out NextVR on Samsung’s Gear VR
Rupert Murdoch, CEO of 21st Century Fox and News Corp, had a chance to try on Samsung's Gear VR recently. NextVR introduced Murdoch to their 360 degree NASCAR recordings.
Business mogul Rupert Murdoch sat down with NextVR recently to review some of...
‘Crystal Rift’ Hits Steam Early Access on April 20th with First Act and Editor Playable
Crystal Rift the "experiential horror challenge game" designed from the ground-up for VR headsets will launch on Valve's Steam Platform via the Early Access program on April 20th where dungeon crawler aficionados will be able to get their hands...
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge Launch Today, Gear VR ‘1.5’ Compatible and Available from All Major...
Starting today, Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are available from all major wireless carriers, both of which will be compatible with the forthcoming second iteration of Samsung Gear VR.
Although the new Samsung Gear VR still doesn't have a price or launch date...
Gear VR Now Available in 9 Countries, Paid Store Still Stuck in US but Going Abroad...
Slowly but surely, Samsung has allowed limited international sale of Gear VR, the companies 'Innovator Edition' VR headset. But in comparison to the far reaching nature of the Galaxy Note 4, the smartphone powerhouse behind Gear VR which can be ordered...
“They did it!” William Gibson is Given a Taste of Cyberspace via Gear VR
Legendary author of 80's cyberpunk thriller Neuromancer, a book in which he famously coined the term 'cyberspace', takes a spin in virtual reality courtesy of Samsung's Gear VR. It seems he was suitably impressed.
At TED 2015 in Vancouver last...
My First Paid Experience with the Gear VR Store
I've got everything I need to kill time at the airport: Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Gear VR headset, my last bag of American Cheetos before I leave the homeland for who knows how long. I've even managed to work up the self...
John Carmack GDC Talk on “The Dawn of Mobile VR” Video Now Avaliable
John Carmack's talks are always hotly anticipated by the geek legion (myself included) and his GDC 2015 exploration of the first years of mobile virtual reality last night was no exception. The video of the full session is now...
Developers Start Your Engines: Gear VR Full Launch Next Samsung Product Cycle
At his GDC 2015 session, 'The Dawn of Mobile VR' John Carmack, CTO at Oculus, included lots of information on Gear VR, his primary project at the virtual reality firm. He's also now said with confidence that Gear VR will...
‘The Dawn of Mobile VR’ with John Carmack – Live Blog @ 11:00am PST
"The dawn of consumer mobile VR is close. Come hear the technical details of making mobile VR a reality; techniques and strategies for maximizing the quality of your VR games, applications, and experiences; and thoughts about the future of...

















