Samsung Gear VR

Samsung Gear VR, stuff that arrived in mid 2014.

Collaborating with Oculus VR, Samsung managed to get out the first generally available, eminently affordable virtual reality headset before 2014 expired, releasing the Gear VR on December 8. This rig serves up a 360-degree virtual reality gaming experience for a whole lot less dinero than expensive VR prototypes, like the Oculus Rift, which still have limited availability. There’s a catch, of course: Samsung’s VR goggles require the company’s Galaxy Note 4 phablet to work.

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