Samsung Gear VR Applications
‘Flickr VR’ 360 Photo App Released for Samsung Gear VR
Flickr, the Yahoo-owned image and video hosting website, has today released a Samsung Gear VR app that lets you view the top rated 360-degree photos from the platform's global userbase.
Flickr boasts over 60,000 panoramic photos on their site currently, a...
First Look: ‘Samsung Internet’ Beta is a Full-Featured Web Browser for Gear VR
Gear VR owners have been chomping at the bit for a full-featured Internet browser since last year's initial launch of the first Innovator Edition headset, and now they have it, YouTube videos and all.
Samsung's official Internet browser (currently in...
7 Great Gear VR Experiences to Introduce Your Family to Virtual Reality Over Thanksgiving
If you've gotten a hold of a Gear VR recently, then you've probably already downloaded near everything in the store on your visual buffet through the first consumer-ready virtual reality headset. If you're celebrating Thanksgiving with a family get-together, the right...
The First 6 Gear VR Apps & Games New Owners Should Try
Consumer VR is finally here with this week's release of the Samsung Gear VR. If you've never owned a Gear VR (there's two previous 'innovator editions' out since last year) but you've managed to get your hands on a pre-ordered...
First Look: Inside Oculus ‘Arcade’ Beta – New Tech Brings Back Games of a Bygone Era
Oculus has today released their much awaited Arcade app, which lets you play a number of original classic arcade titles from Sega, Midway, and Bandai Namco. While you won't need virtual quarters to try out the games for a limited time,...
Facebook-like ‘Code of Conduct’ Governs Voice Communication in Oculus Social Alpha
Oculus released their first social platform to the world last week, a Gear VR app called Oculus Social that currently connects up to five people to watch shared viewings of Twitch and Vimeo streams. And like Facebook, Oculus' parent...
Oculus Social Alpha Now Available Worldwide
Oculus quietly released their first foray into virtual reality interaction last week when Oculus Social appeared for the Gear VR. However, the initial release was region locked to North America. Oculus has now announced that it has now launched...
‘Voxelus’ Aims to Let Everyone to Build Their Own VR Content
With the huge success of Minecraft, a generation of gamers have grown up expecting to build and create in, as well as 'merely' play their games. Voxelus aims to tap into that creative spark with it's new Voxelus Creator...
I Saw the First Live-streamed Presidential Debate on Gear VR and I Didn’t Hate It
The first Democratic presidential debate of this election cycle is over, and while the 24-hour news organizations decide who won (you can win? are there prizes?), it's a middling victory for immersive video, and only just.
NextVR partnered with CNN to...
Oculus Video Hands-On: Twitch, Vimeo, and Movies Come to Gear VR
Oculus Video received an update today for Gear VR, which delivers the much awaited integration of streaming content from Twitch, Vimeo, and purchasable movies.
In preparation for the consumer launch, Oculus is filling out the Gear VR platform with a...
Preview: ‘Machine VR’ is an Awe-inspiring Trip Through a Crystalline Fractal Universe
Produced by Dutch visual effects artist Julius Horsthuis, Machine VR is the newest installment of a line of contemplative fractal 360 videos—this time taking you into an infinite world of crenelated metallic structures that is sure to ignite the imagination.
The human mind...
CNN to Livestream Democratic Debate in Virtual Reality with NextVR
CNN and NextVR are teaming up to bring the Democratic presidential debate to VR this October. While NextVR captured the recent CNN Ronald Reagan Debate in VR, the upcoming Democratic debate will be the first to be livestreamed in VR.
On October 13th,...
Twitch VR Will Let you Watch Game Streams with Friends, Coming Soon to Gear VR
During the Oculus Connect keynote address, among the company's many announcements like Netflix for Gear VR and Minecraft for VR, was the news that Twitch is coming to Gear VR. And the best part: you can watch it socially...
First Look at Virtual Reality ‘Netflix’ in Motion on the Samsung Gear VR
We're still running to catch up with all the news that spilled out of Oculus Connect's Keynote presentation this morning. One of the most notable for casual VR users and movie fans alike was the announcement that you can...
Netflix is Now Available for Samsung Gear VR
Oculus today was on a mission to prepare for consumer release and that means content. One of the biggest sources of movies, used the world over is Netflix and now, as of today, you can download and use Netflix...



















