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Samsung’s New Gear VR Is Out Today In Australia
We really liked the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition, the beta-model virtual reality headset that Samsung cobbled together for last year’s Galaxy Note 4 — it was a fantastic, if compromised, experience. The immersion was excellent, but it was heavy and quickly got uncomfortably hot. Now there’s a new and improved one for you to…
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Samsung’s New Gear VR Only Costs $US100
Samsung has been an early adopter of virtual reality, creating headsets that use its massive smartphone screens as VR displays. Now, the company has announced its third iteration of Gear VR, compatible with the S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, and the Note 5, for only $US100.
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William Gibson After Trying VR For The First Time: ‘They Did It’
After years of speculating about possible futures in his writing, William Gibson recently tried out one the world’s contemporary science fictions come true. At SXSW, he strapped on a Gear VR headset for the first time.
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The First Oculus Comes Out This Year — But It’s A Phone, Not The Rift
Oculus isn’t waiting for virtual reality to be perfect. It’s coming this year. Oculus tech guru John Carmack just revealed that — barring calamity — the next Samsung smartphone will double as the first consumer version of the Oculus VR experience.