Samsung Gear VR
Samsung is Giving Away Far More Gear VR Units Than We Expected
After reading into the offer terms of Samsung's Gear VR giveaway for S7 pre-orders, which appeared to limit the number of free units to 300,000 in the US, Samsung has reached out to clarify that they're actually giving away...
More Than 300,000 Free Gear VR Headsets Will Come With US S7 Pre-orders, Starting Today (Updated)
This weekend Samsung announced they would be giving a free Gear VR headset to anyone pre-ordering the new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, with a "while supplies last" caveat. With pre-orders opening today, we've learned that Samsung will be...
Free Gear VR with Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Pre-orders “While Supplies Last”
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.
On stage at Samsung's Unpacked event in Barcelona today, the company revealed the...
Watch Samsung Unpacked Event Live @10am PST / 1pm ET
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...
SMI to Unveil Eye-Tracking and Foveated Rendering for Gear VR at MWC
Having demonstrated their impressive eye-tracking and foveated rendering technology to us at CES last month on a modified Oculus Rift DK2, the company have now unveiled they've applied the same principals and technology to Samsung's mobile VR headset, the...
Samsung is Streaming its Unpacked Event to Gear VR and Cardboard
Samsung is keeping the lid shut on exactly why they featured the Gear VR in their 'Unpacked' teaser trailer, an event that promises to see the unveiling of the Galaxy S7. But if you've already got your hands on...
Kaleidoscope VR Film Festival Heading to 10 Cities Worldwide
Kaleidoscope, the virtual reality and immersive film festival, is on the road again in 2016 - this time hitting 10 cities in 9 countries around the world to show case 30 VR works which demonstrate the power of the...
Consumer Gear VR Teardown Reveals Easily Replaceable Lenses
Frank He lets his curiosity get the better of him as he tears apart his consumer Samsung Gear VR headset for your information and in the interests of science and for those perhaps interested in considering modifying their units.
The 3rd...
VR Music Experience ‘Polydome’ Now Available on Gear VR via Oculus Concepts
Polydome from developer Plan8, is a VR music experience that encourages you to "create endless musical combinations and permutations by connecting sequences of floating gems", and it's just arrived for free via Oculus Share's 'Concepts' category.
Part of last year's Oculus'...
Oculus CTO Affirms Positional Tracking Priority for Gear VR
There's no doubt that what Oculus and Samsung managed to achieve with the mobile Gear VR headset is impressive, but one aspect, positional tracking, lags far behind desktop VR headsets. Oculus CTO John Carmack has affirmed his team's focus...
New Gear VR Games and Apps – February Week #1
Got a Samsung Gear VR? Hungry for new games and experiences? We're rounding up the week's Oculus Store releases for fans of the mobile VR platform. This week: space combat action with Cosmos Warfare, explore the world in VR...
AltspaceVR is Now Available for Gear VR
Social VR platform AltspaceVR today announced the general release of their Gear VR app—now making their software cross-compatible with both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
Not too long ago, AltspaceVR only allowed users into their social platform for special 'beta weekends' where anyone could mingle, browse webpages or watch...
7 Ways to Move Users Around in VR Without Making Them Sick
You only need 10 minutes with a keyboard and mouse set-up to find out that moving around in VR is completely different from anything else in gaming. Here we take a look at some of the techniques developers are using to put...
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...
Oculus Adds Video Capture Function to Gear VR SDK
Gear VR users are still waiting for Oculus to officially open video capture for the masses, but according to a recent update in the documentation section for the Mobile SDK, app developers will now be able to capture "live, full resolution,...


















