You Can Now Clone Samsung's Gear VR and Test Your Virtual Reality Apps

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While Samsung's Gear VR headset launched in early December in the U.S., folks abroad didn't have any official means of buying the headset to test their in-development applications. Only recently has Gear VR begun making its way to countries around the world, and it's doing so slowly. For developers who don't want to wait (or DIYers who don't want to buy), some smart folks have figured out how to emulate the headset (http://www.roadtovr.com/can-now-clone-gear-vr-test-virtual-reality-apps/) using a development board with an IMU that's been flashed with the same firmware found on the Oculus Rift DK1 headset. Plugging the board into the Note 4 (the smartphone that powers Gear VR), results in the phone recognizing the IMU as the Gear VR headset, allowing developers to test their applications and even launch the "Oculus Home" environment, allowing access to official applications and content.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/15/02/04/2255208/you-can-now-clone-samsungs-gear-vr-and-test-your-virtual-reality-apps