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Samsung Is Developing Standalone VR Devices
Samsung’s Gear VR is one of the cheaper ways to get into good VR, but it’s soundly surpassed by the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. But Samsung is determined to stay in the game, which is why it’s developing at least one standalone VR device.
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Wearing VR Goggles On Six Flags Roller Coasters Is A Next-Level Vomit Factory
We get it, OK? Virtual reality — it’s all very exciting and cool. Who wouldn’t want to be transported to another world that’s way more awesome than this one? But Samsung, who’s known for overdoing it, is now turning popular roller coasters across North America into insane torture machines using Gear VR headsets.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked Launch Is The Largest VR Event In The World
Image Cache: On the eve of Mobile World Congress 2016, I’m at the launch of Samsung’s latest Galaxy devices in Barcelona — and inside a custom-built 4000-seat auditorium, every seat has a Gear VR headset on it. Samsung tells me that this is the largest virtual reality event in the world.
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Being Serenaded By Bono In VR Is Deeply Unsettling
Late last year, Apple Music released a virtual reality video featuring the musical stylings of U2. Directed by “immersive artist” Chris Milk, the clip shows off the potential of VR when money is no object. As I learned at CES, it also turns your headset into a Bono-fueled torture device.