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Samsung’s all-in-one VR headset is powered by Exynos processor, features eye tracking
Samsung's virtual reality headset, the Gear VR, is the most popular device in its category. However, you need a compatible, high-end Galaxy smartphone for that to work. Most VR firms are now trying to launch standalone VR headsets, and Samsung has been toying with the idea since a few months. Now, the company has showcased the Exynos […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung is working on multiple accessories for the Gear VR
Samsung recently unveiled a new Gear VR with a wireless controller. The controller greatly improves the virtual reality experience and makes it easier to play VR games. The South Korean electronics giant has published a patent application with the USPTO (U.S. Patent & Trademark Office), revealing various accessories that are being made for the Gear […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Oculus announces Chromecast support for the Samsung Gear VR
Oculus has just announced that it has added Chromecast support for the Gear VR. The latest version of the Oculus app on your compatible Galaxy device will let you stream virtual reality content to a nearby TV that's connected to a Google Chromecast. Gear VR owners can hit the Cast button in the new Oculus app and […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung C-Lab demonstrates FaceSense hands-free VR interface
Five months ago we reported on a patent application from Samsung which detailed a Gear VR headset with extended tracking capabilities. It detailed how the headset would not only track its own position but also the movements of the user's eyes as well as their facial expressions. Employees working in Samsung's experimental C-Labs division have […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung Exynos 8890 and HMD VR headset showcase eye tracking at MWC 2017
Samsung recently announced its new octa-core, Exynos 8895 SoC, and intends to use it in standalone VR headsets that the company revealed behind closed doors at MWC 2017, but the company still intends to make the most of its Exynos 8890 processor. The new doesn't cancel out the old, at least not yet. A report […]
- By Deidre R.
- 7 years ago
Samsung has been showing off untethered VR headsets behind closed doors at MWC 2017
Samsung's Exynos processors aren't that popular with third-party manufacturers. They're primarily used by Samsung in its own smartphones while only a few manufacturers like Meizu have started gradually picking these chips up for their smartphones. Samsung is now looking to change that and it thinks that standalone virtual reality headsets stand to benefit from its […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung C-Lab will showcase new VR projects at MWC 2017
Samsung today announced that its Creative Lab (C-Lab) team is going to showcase new virtual reality projects at the Mobile World Congress 2017 later this month. These virtual reality and augmented reality projects will be exhibited at 4 Years From Now, a platform for startups with potential to showcase their experiences at MWC. For those […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung has shipped more than five million Gear VR devices
Samsung dropped an interesting figure during its press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show 2017 today. President and COO of Samsung Electronics America Tim Baxter mentioned during his talk that the company has shipped more than five million Gear VR devices and consumers have viewed more than ten million hours of immersive video using Samsung's […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
The Samsung Galaxy Studio makes Samsung’s MWC visitors move
After a seemingly successful episode at CES 2017, Samsung decided to take the Samsung Galaxy Studio with them to Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress 2017. This technological playground is outfitted with five types of 4D simulators to prove to the visitors from all over the world that the future Virtual Reality (VR) is now. SamMobile managed to capture the different […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 7 years ago
Apple reveals new AR headset, and we’re jealous
After years of rumors, Apple unveiled its first AR headset—Vision Pro—during the WWDC 202e event last night. It's a $3,499 AR headset that promises to offer users immersive entertainment and heightened productivity by seamlessly blending digital content with the physical world. And it would be untrue if we say we're not jealous of the Vision […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 11 months ago
Samsung distributes free Relumino Glasses to visually impaired in Korea
Samsung recently distributed wearable glasses for free to the visually impaired at the Gyeonggi Welfare Center for the Blind in South Korea. The free handover of 30 wearable glasses was to determine the usability of Relumino Glass. The company introduced Relumino Mode for its Smart TVs during CES 2023, which allows people with vision impairments to […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 1 year ago
Now that Gear VR is no longer available, Samsung XR service is being killed
Samsung discontinued the Gear VR headset last year. Now, the company has announced that it is killing Samsung XR, a service that offered VR content such as 360-degree images and videos. The company will also remove the Samsung VR Video app from Microsoft's and Oculus‘ stores. The South Korean tech giant was among the first […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 years ago
Oculus is killing its Samsung Gear VR apps and we’re not surprised
Samsung first introduced the Gear VR mobile headset back in 2014. It was the result of a partnership between Samsung and Oculus with the latter taking care of the software side of things. The company continued to launch new headsets until 2017. When the Galaxy S9 was released the following year, Samsung didn't release a […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 4 years ago
Samsung says ‘multiple AR and VR products’ are coming soon
Samsung's Gear lineup of virtual reality headsets has effectively been on ice since 2017. Even though newer handsets have support for its virtual reality platform, the headset hasn't received an update in over two years. The company wants you to know that it hasn't given up and that there will be “multiple AR and VR […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 5 years ago
New Samsung AR headset and AR Cloud service may debut at SDC 2018
A new Samsung AR headset might be on the agenda at the Samsung Developer Conference 2018. Samsung will focus quite a bit on augmented reality at its developers' conference this week. There are six AR-related sessions on the conference's agenda. Two will go into detail about how developers can create AR Emojis for Samsung's smartphones. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
