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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 […]
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 […]
Samsung offers one of the best mobile VR headsets in the market right now with its Gear VR series. Now, the company has started offering its chipsets to other virtual reality headset manufacturers. The latest in the line is the Alcatel Vision, a standalone VR headset, which is powered by the Exynos 7420 octa-core SoC from Samsung. The […]
IDEALENS officially launched its second-generation standalone virtual reality headset earlier this week. It's a very robust headset that has the main body weight of just 295g. It houses the display, battery, and other hardware in one single package meaning there's no need to connect it to a computer or a smartphone. Offering a staggering 770ppi […]
Samsung’s Exynos processors are not exclusive to the company’s mobile devices anymore. The South Korean tech giant has started selling its mobile application processors to Meizu, ZTE, and some other brands in South Korea. To that end, DeePoon, a Chinese firm that specializes in making virtual reality headsets, has introduced a new VR headset powered […]
Samsung is pretty serious about making it big in the virtual reality market and made a big deal out of the Gear VR, the virtual reality headset it developed in partnership with Oculur Rift. The Gear VR works in tandem with a smartphone to offer a virtual reality experience to users, and was launched alongside the […]
At the Galaxy Unpacked event in February 2023, Samsung announced that it is working with Google and Qualcomm for a new XR headset. Samsung’s President & Head of MX Division, TM Roh, suggested that the company will soon launch the XR headset. It was also reported that after Apple unveiled the Vision Pro headset, Samsung […]
Samsung is expected to unveil a new XR (Extended Reality) headset sometime later this year or the first half of next year. The company could compete with Apple's first XR device that is scheduled to be unveiled as soon as next month. The South Korean firm is now planning to develop chips for XR deviecs. […]
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 […]
Together with the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, Samsung announced the Gear 360. This is a camera that can shoot pictures or videos in 360 degrees. Equipped with two 15-megapixel f/2.0 fisheye lens cameras, IP53 certification for dust and water resistance, and a light and compact design, the Gear 360 is made to be carried […]