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The Coming VR Wars
With the renewed interest in consumer-grade virtual reality systems, it is inevitable that there will be a new sort of “format war” going on for the hearts and minds — and wallets — of the general...
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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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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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Hoosier Hysteria to be live-streamed in VR
(Image courtesy Indiana University.) Indianaâ€s basketball season officially opens this Saturday, October 24, with the first game live-streamed in virtual reality. The Mark Cuban Center for Sports...
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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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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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Rumor: Free Gear VR with Galaxy S7?
Samsung Gear VR for the Galaxy S6. According to a rumor which first appeared at Android World, Samsung will throw in a $99 Gear VR headset for free for customers who pre-order the new Galaxy S7 or S7...
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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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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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VR headsets hit retail shelves in Kenya
Virtual reality is now a global phenomena and devices are slowly becoming available to more retail shops — including here, in Nairobi, Kenya, where I am based. This Saturday, I walked over to my local...
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Virtual reality makes a splash at 2016 Rio Olympics
For the first time in history, virtual reality technology was used in the Olympic games to allow users to view events in virtual reality. We’re not quite at the point yet where sports fan can put on...
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Report: Daydream sales to pass Rift, Vive
Customers will purchase more than 450,000 Google Daydream View headsets by the end of the year, according to SuperData Research. Estimated 2016 unit sales. (Data courtesy SuperData Research.) Samsung’s...
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Report: 98% of VR headsets sold this year are for mobile phones
Although high-end sets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and the PlayStation VR get more attention, the vast majority of the virtual reality headsets sold this year are projected to be the lower-cost...
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