A few people couldn’t wait to get their hands on the platform, so they created, OpenGear, a Gear VR compatible headset. The OpenGear starts off with a Samsung ... 4 sees the device as a VR ...

Cardboard-compatible headsets ... mid-range headset is Samsung’s Gear VR. But there are also a few more obscure options, like the Zeiss VR One or the French Homido device.

The device might allow users to manipulate their surroundings by bringing hidden objects into view. Samsung's long-awaited re-entry (we haven't forgotten about the Gear VR) into the AR/VR market ...

A virtual reality headset accessory for Samsung smartphones. Introduced in 2014, the Gear VR has its own accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and proximity sensors but derives its content ...

figuring out how a device works from the way it communicates with the world. This project from [Jim Yang] is a great example of this: he reverse-engineered the Samsung Gear VR controller that ...

Let’s be honest, Google and Samsung have a mixed track record when it comes to both their VR implementations and their long-term support. Devices like the Gear VR and Daydream are just two ...

Why has Samsung made a 360-degree camera, we hear you ask? Because to create a successful VR platform, users need the ability to create their own content - that’s where the Gear 360 comes in.

which could suggest the device will need to be connected to a compatible Samsung phone or battery pack to function. A phone connection would align with the approach Xreal glasses have taken ...

Navigate to bbc.in/TimeVortexVR in Samsung Internet on your Galaxy device. Slide your phone into a Gear VR compatible headset. Tap on “Option 3: Gear VR” and read terms and conditions.

Next year, Samsung will release the first device based on a new version of Google’s Android smartphone operating system that has been customised for headsets and glasses, which the Alphabet ...

This isn’t Google or Samsung’s first foray into AR and VR headsets. Google previously offered its Google Daydream phone-based headset, while Samsung sold its Gear VR and its Odyssey headsets.