wraggster
September 6th, 2014, 00:36
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/b2cb9dada2db4c95f7137187a3428cbd/200683669/gearvr_960pxhedimg.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/03/samsung-virtual-reality/)Facebook's Oculus VR is creating the Rift (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/19/oculus-rift-development-kit-2/). Sony's PlayStation is creating Project Morpheus (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/playstation-virtual-reality/). Google is... well, Cardboard (http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/google-vr-cardboard/) exists. And now Samsung's getting in on the virtual reality action, announcing Gear VR at IFA 2014 today in Berlin, Germany. Gear VR is a virtual reality headset with a removable front cover where Samsung's newly announced Note 4 slips in, acting as the screen. Paired with adjustable lenses built into the headset and a comfy strap, Gear VR turns Samsung's next Note into a virtual reality machine. And what's the first thing you'll see when you strap on Gear VR? Oculus VR's handiwork. The company behind the re-birth of virtual reality is partnering with Samsung on Gear VR: Samsung handles the hardware; Oculus offers up its software prowess.
Unlike Sony's, Oculus' and Google's VR projects, though, Samsung's delivering a consumer product this year with Gear VR. But is it too early?
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/03/samsung-virtual-reality/
Unlike Sony's, Oculus' and Google's VR projects, though, Samsung's delivering a consumer product this year with Gear VR. But is it too early?
http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/03/samsung-virtual-reality/