On Christmas day, the world was given a gift by Oculus, Samsung, UNINTERRUPTED, and LeBron James during the Warriors and Cavaliers game. The two companies who paired up for Samsung’s Gear VR, a hot ticket item this holiday season, launched a LeBron James experience in VR called “Striving for Greatness” with a fantastically iconic commercial. When the commercial came on,… Read More Samsung And Oculus Team Up With LeBron James For Virtual ...This entry was posted in Apps Blog Entertainment Gadgets head-mounted displays lebron james Media mixed reality Mobile Oculus Oculus Rift samsung gear vr TC Virtual reality VR Wearables and tagged samsung on December 26, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
The worlds of gaming, sports, live music, commerce and adult entertainment are all primed for a revolutionary consumption shift with the advent of virtual reality (VR). Fantasy shall become reality; a new age of immersive entertainment lies just ... Mobile Virtual Reality Is The Ghost Of Christmas PastThis entry was posted in augmented reality Column Google Glass Mobile Oculus Rift playstation vr samsung gear vr TC Virtual reality on December 20, 2015 by Sunny Dhillon
If you didn’t pre-order the new consumer version of Samsung Gear VR, you might have some difficulty finding it on your favorite online shopping destinations. Amazon and Best Buy, both places that have been touted as having a supply of the virtual reality accessory are showing “temporarily out of stock” and “sold out online” messages respectively. Amazon: Best… Read More Samsung Gear VR Sold Out Online At Amazon And Best ...This entry was posted in Amazon Apps Best-Buy eCommerce Entertainment Gadgets Gaming gear vr Mobile Oculus samsung gear vr TC Virtual reality VR and tagged samsung on November 21, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
Virtual reality is a reality…in the sense that the hardware, software and content stars are finally aligning to make the platform approachable by more than just hardcore developers, gamers and hobbyists. There’s always a set of early adopters who take on the heavy lifting and Facebook’s Oculus has been doing just that. Since being acquired by Facebook, Oculus has been working… Read More The Samsung Gear VR Is Your Window Into The FutureThis entry was posted in Apps Entertainment Gadgets Gaming Google Cardboard head-mounted displays Media mixed reality Mobile Oculus Rift Opinion Reviews samsung gear vr stereoscopy TC Virtual reality VR Xbox One and tagged facebook samsung on November 20, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
VR has officially arrived. The post Review: Samsung Gear VR appeared first on WIRED. Review: Samsung Gear VRThis entry was posted in gallery Gear Reviews samsung gear vr Virtual reality VR and tagged samsung on November 19, 2015 by Peter Rubin
The day is here! Samsung's VR headset can be yours (soon... ish). The post Samsung Gear VR Headset Is Finally Available for Pre-Order appeared first on WIRED. Samsung Gear VR Headset Is Finally Available for Pre-OrderThis entry was posted in Gadget Lab Gear samsung gear vr Virtual reality VR and tagged samsung on November 10, 2015 by Molly McHugh
As we reported earlier, you can now pre-order your Samsung Gear VR. It’s a device that’s going to unlock virtual reality for a lot of consumers, even though it requires a Samsung phone to drive it. Along with the announcement of pre-order for a ridiculously low $99, a bunch of games are hitting the scene to support its launch. Land’s End by Ustwo Games, Bandit Six: Salvo… Read More Slew Of New Virtual Reality Titles Available Alongside Samsung Gear ...This entry was posted in Apps head-mounted displays Media mixed reality Mobile Oculus Oculus Rift samsung gear vr Social TC Virtual reality Wearables and tagged facebook samsung on November 10, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
The second generation of the Samsung Gear will only cost $100 and can now be pre-ordered from Best Buy. This is the device that could make or break virtual reality. Like the previous version, with the Gear VR, virtual reality is served up by a Galaxy phone that’s strapped to the front of the unit. Because of this configuration, there are no wires, but the virtual reality is limited… Read More The $100 Samsung Gear VR Can Now Be Pre-OrderedThis entry was posted in Best-Buy Gadgets head-mounted displays HTC Vive mixed reality Oculus Rift samsung gear vr Virtual reality VR and tagged samsung on November 10, 2015 by Matt Burns
Trying to wade through the noise and hype that surrounds VR can be overwhelming, but there are clear real-world uses that make the future of the technology exciting. Lucid flew through that noise for me. The thing that’s going to bring the “future” to the “now” is a killer app that consumers can understand and more importantly afford. That’s where Lucid… Read More Meet The LucidCam, The Future Of Consumer VRThis entry was posted in Apps Gadgets Gaming Google Cardboard Han Jin head-mounted displays indiegogo lucid LucidCam Media Mobile Oculus Rift samsung gear vr Social Startups TC Virtual reality YouTube and tagged google on November 8, 2015 by Drew Olanoff
It might sound obvious, but if you’re hoping that mom will want to hop into virtual reality while you make her drag around a bunch of ugly ass (and dangerous) wires, it probably won’t happen. That’s why Oculus is doing projects like its partnership with Samsung on the Gear VR. It makes virtual reality mobile. When the latest iteration was announced, our own Josh Constine… Read More Oculus Founder: Cables To Be Major Obstacle In VR Industry ...This entry was posted in Media Oculus Palmer Luckey samsung gear vr Social Sony TC Virtual reality VR Wearables on November 1, 2015 by Drew Olanoff