Designed by Samsung and Oculus, it touches and swipes and clicks and shoots. The post Samsung Gear Finally Gets a Controller for Awesomer VR appeared first on WIRED. Samsung Gear Finally Gets a Controller for Awesomer VRThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear gear vr Virtual reality and tagged samsung on February 27, 2017 by Tim Moynihan
HDR video is coming to your phone, and the future of VR will be all the better for it. The post The Galaxy Note 7 Is Built To Be a VR Trailblazer appeared first on WIRED. The Galaxy Note 7 Is Built To Be a VR ...This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear gear vr smartphones Virtual reality VR and tagged samsung on August 3, 2016 by Tim Moynihan
Snapchat selfie lenses and Pokemon Go, not Magic Leap and HoloLens. Smartphones are how Mark Zuckerberg sees augmented reality going mainstream, rather than potentially awkward headsets and glasses. That’s an important clue to how Facebook will adapt to this next computing platform. Yesterday on the call after Facebook’s sensational Q2 earnings report, Zuckerberg fielded what… Read More Zuck says augmented reality will flourish on phones before glassesThis entry was posted in Apps augmented reality gear vr HoloLens Magic Leap Mobile Oculus Social TC Virtual reality Wearables and tagged facebook on July 28, 2016 by Legit Coder
Watching 360-degree videos alone on your Gear VR is about to get a little less lonely. Oculus just rolled out the ability for users to see and leave Facebook’s five emoji reactions on 360 Videos within Gear VR’s video app. While Reactions started as a risky attempt at tampering with Facebook’s iconic Like button, they’ve become a popular way to convey emotion and… Read More Facebook brings emoji to VR with 360 ReactionsThis entry was posted in gear vr Oculus Social social networking TC Virtual reality VR and tagged facebook on June 22, 2016 by Fitz Tepper
When you put on the headset, Oculus doesn't want you ever getting bored. The post Facebook Now Supports 360 Photos So You'll Have More to Do in VR appeared first on WIRED. Facebook Now Supports 360 Photos So You’ll Have More to ...This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear gear vr Oculus streaming video Virtual reality and tagged facebook on May 11, 2016 by David Pierce
Samsung worries about your child. Are they sleeping well? Do they miss you when you’re away on business? Can they put on a VR headset without their parents’ help? That last one is pretty important. Because Samsung wants your kids to experience the joy of VR just before bed instead of a regular bedtime story even though why would you do that. Read More Samsung’s VR bedtime stories are cute, but really?This entry was posted in Apps Gadgets gear vr Mobile TC Virtual reality VR and tagged samsung on April 29, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
Whether you can find a Samsung Gear VR in time for the holidays or not, the company behind the mobile virtual reality accessory keeps releasing ads that follow a very important narrative for the future of VR. The ad is extremely well done, and focuses on games this time. As I’ve noted, most of the questions that people ask about VR is “can I do this?” or “can I do… Read More The Latest Gear VR Ad Follows A Very Important, And ...This entry was posted in Apps Gadgets Gaming gear vr Media Mobile Virtual reality VR Wearables and tagged samsung on December 16, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
I fly a lot for work, be it a quick two hours or less to Seattle to 10+ hours to Germany, and everything in between. I don’t really like to fly all that much, and I’m not sure that a lot of people enjoy it either. Everyone has their list of things to bring on a flight and their own little routine to make them feel as comfortable, and entertained, as possible. Speaking of Virgin… Read More The Future Of In-flight Entertainment Is Virtual RealityThis entry was posted in Apps Bandit Six Climax Studios Entertainment flight flying games gear vr in-flight entertainment Media Mobile Social TC Virgin-America Virtual reality VR Wearables and tagged samsung on December 15, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
Flickr’s 15 billion photos are there for our consumption at any time, but beyond seeing static photos there hasn’t been much of an experience upgrade over the years for diving into the world around you. Today, Yahoo has announced a new Flickr experience powered by Oculus for Samsung Gear VR. The team says that over the years, users have uploaded “tens of thousands” of… Read More Flickr Comes To Gear VR With 360 Degree Photo Viewing ...This entry was posted in Apps flickr gear vr Media Mobile Oculus photos pictures Social Virtual reality Wearables on December 9, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
Flickr’s 15 billion photos are there for our consumption at any time, but beyond seeing static photos there hasn’t been much of an experience upgrade over the years for diving into the world around you. Today, Yahoo has announced a new Flickr experience powered by Oculus for Samsung Gear VR. The team says that over the years, users have uploaded “tens of thousands” of… Read More Flickr Comes To Gear VR With 360 Degree Photo Viewing ...This entry was posted in Apps flickr gear vr Media Mobile Oculus photos pictures Social Virtual reality Wearables on December 9, 2015 by Drew Olanoff