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Samsung’s Milk VR now live
Samsung has launched a new website, Milk VR, a dedicated portal for 360 degree virtual reality videos that people can view using the new Gear VR virtual reality headsets. For those without Gear VR...
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Samsung Gear VR for Galaxy S6 coming next month
(Image courtesy Samsung.) You will be able to pre-order the Samsung Gear VR headset for the Galaxy S6 smartphone tomorrow, and it is due in stores on May 15. The Galaxy Note 4 version of Gear VRÂ has...
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Vote now in the Mobile VR Jam
More than 300 entrants are competing for more than $1 million in prizes in the Oculus†Mobile VR Jam 2015 — and voting for the Community Choice prizes began yesterday, and will continue through May...
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2 travel agencies already using virtual reality
Travel agencies and tour operators are now using virtual reality technology to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Agents are showing potential guests immersive virtual experiences that...
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How to market with Google Cardboard
Technology altering the way companies conduct business is nothing new. From devices like iPads, to the use of social media as a marketing tool, advances in technology have made running businesses more...
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Las Vegas’ Neon Museum comes to Gear VR
Neon Museum app screenshot. Las Vegas’ Neon Museum released a virtual reality app for the Oculus Rift last year and was ported to the iPhone and Android last spring for viewing with Google...
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Marriott loans Gear VR headsets to hotel guests
Press release: Marriott Hotels Introduces The First Ever In-Room Virtual Reality Travel Experience Bethesda, Md – Marriott Hotels today announced the launch of “VRoom Service†– a...
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Browser-based Beloola plans virtual reality push
(Image courtesy Beloola.) Beloola, a browser-based social virtual world, plans to leverage new developments in Chrome and Firefox to support virtual reality headsets. It is a room-based world, where...
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Review of Gear VR: Wait for November
Samsung Gear VR for the Galaxy S6. I just got my Samsung Gear VR a couple of weeks ago and have been testing it out. It’s a nice headset, light, wide field of view, but I sent it back today for a...
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Oculus confab features Gear VR, Minecraft, Netflix
Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe takes the stage at Oculus Connect 2. Three virtual reality hardware products were the focus of attention at the Oculus Connect 2 conference in Hollywood last week. The...
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Shangri-La Hotels deploy Gear VR, immersive videos
(Image courtesy Shangri-La.) Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts today announced the first-ever integration of virtual reality experiences into worldwide hotel sales efforts. The group has rolled out Samsung...
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Samsung Gear VR launches Web browser
Samsung launched a virtual reality web browser last week, Samsung Internet optimized for Gear VR, allowing users to surf the Internet without taking off their virtual reality headset. The app allows...
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Flickr releases Gear VR app
Flickr Gear VR app. (Image courtesy Flickr.) Flickr has released a new app for the Gear VR that allows users to browse through the platform’s 360-degree photographs. “Over the years, Flickr users have...
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Pros and cons of new Gear VR
My Samsung Gear VR arrived in the mail, and I’m super stoked. Gear VR headset. Now I get a chance to try all the cool virtual reality apps that aren’t available for Google Cardboard. And they are...
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Wish list for virtual reality headsets
Having tried more than a dozen virtual reality headsets over the past few months, there are a few features that I now consider to be must-haves — but which seem to be rare to find. If any manufacturers...
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Space shooter vs. space shooter
So you want to play EVE: Valkyrie but don’t have the $1,500 for a new computer and Oculus Rift headset? Checkout these two cheap alternatives — both of which are available now. End Space VR on Google...
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Social platform AltspaceVR comes to Gear VR
AltspaceVR’s default avatars are floating robots. (Image courtesy AltspaceVR.) AltspaceVR, a virtual reality social platform previously only available for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, arrived in the...
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AT&T, Samsung send customers on virtual Carnival cruise
(Image courtesy AT&T.) Press release: AT&T, Samsung and Carnival Corporation Launch Virtual Reality Cruise Vacation Experience National Initiative Debuts Feb. 19 in 133 AT&T Stores in 37...
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How to play Cardboard apps on Gear VR
Update: I was doing a demo yesterday and the Cardboard Enabler app I reviewed below mysteriously stopped working. I could no longer switch to the Gear VR view. Deleting the app forced me to reinstall...
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What’s the story with the cheap Chinese VR headsets?
I’ve been noticing a disturbing trend in much of the news media and analyst research reports covering virtual reality hardware — a complete and utter dismissal of the virtual reality headsets made in...
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IDC: 2016 VR sales to pass previous $2bil estimate
Samsung, Sony, HTC, and Oculus will lead other brands in shipping about 9.6 million units of virtual reality hardware in the global market this year, to surpass previous estimates of $2 billion in...
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Gear VR hits 1 million users
Samsung’s Gear VR had 1 million users last month, reported its content partner, Facebook’s Oculus VR. Oculus also reported that Gear VR now has 250 apps, including the recently-added Minecraft. The...
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W. Mass. group offer free HTC Vive, Gear VR demos
TheBlu virtual experience. (Image courtesy HTC Vive.) If you are located near Northampton, Massachusetts, or plan to swing by, Northampton Community Television is offering free public virtual reality...
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Samsung’s Milk VR rebrands, allows user content
(Image courtesy Samsung.) Samsung has branded its Milk VR 360-degree video platform as Samsung VR and has added the ability to upload user-generated content. “Creators can load their own 360-degree...
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Best VR deals on Amazon Prime Day
Amazon is going all out today with deals on virtual reality products, running the whole gamut of headset options, computers, and accessories. If you’ve been waiting to get into VR until you see a good...
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