Over two years since the first consumer version of Gear VR launched, Samsung has finally released a motion controller for their headsets called Gear VR Controller. Design The Gear VR controller consists of a clickable trackpad, home button, back button, volume buttons, and trigger. It’s almost the same length as Daydream View’s controller, and it …
Overheating problem is inevitable when you play virtual reality contents on a smartphone. You may see a message popped up every 15 to 20 minutes that says a phone is overheating and you need to cool it down to continue. In my experience with Samsung Gear VR, it doesn’t happen when I watch contents like …
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The year 2016 is almost over. Some said that 2016 would be the year of Virtual Reality. In fact, some big name companies released their VR headsets: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Sony PlayStation VR, Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream View. It seems that the sales of this year aren’t as good as their expectations, but …
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Samsung Gear VR is a virtual reality headset compatible selected Samsung Galaxy smartphones. After two innovator editions (SM-R320 & SM-R321) had been released for developers, Samsung released the first consumer edition (SM-R322) in 2015 . And the second one (SM-R323) was released in 2016, with some minor changes and improvements. Overall size: 2016 version is a …
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Gear VR is a virtual reality headset developed by Samsung. It was released on November 27, 2015. The headset is designed to work with selected Samsung smartphones; Galaxy Note 5, S6/Edge(+), S7/Edge. When in use, smartphones act as a display and processor while the headset acts a controller. The headset has a touchpad on the …
You have various options to watch movies on Gear VR, virtual reality headset. Watching movies on Gear VR is nothing but watching movies on a virtual screen in a virtual environment. It doesn’t sound that exciting. But actually, there are many things possible thanks to VR. Here are some tips to have the best Gear …
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Best Buy and Target offer similar deals for Black Friday 2016. You will get a free Gear VR and $250 store gift card with a purchase of Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge. Details (Best Buy) Online or In-Store Free $250 Best Buy gift card on 11/24 Require 2-year contract with Verizon, AT&T, or Sprint …
You will get a free Gear VR and Oculus VR content bonus (estimated value of $50) with a purchase of Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge. Details Purchase or lease a new Samsung Galaxy $7 or S7 Edge between 9/8 and 10/9 Submit a claim form and copy of receipt online by 10/26/2016 Limit 1 …
There are many apps and games available for Gear VR from Oculus Store. They are high quality and probably more than enough for you to play. However, Google Cardboard has more apps and games than Oculus, and you may want to play some of them. As you know, when you place your phone on Gear …
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Gear VR was released not long ago, but there are already many apps available. Finding good apps by browsing from scratch can be a hassle because of battery drain and overheating problems of smartphones. If you just get Gear VR and use it for the first time, it’s better to know which apps are good …