The Gear VR is a virtual reality headset powered by the Note 4. Samsung built it in partnership with Oculus, maker of the Oculus Rift , arguably the best VR headset, and recent Facebook acquistion .

While the new Gear VR that's launching next week isn't much changed from the 2016 model, there are a few differences – including a new controller. Let's see how the specs and features of the ...

Oculus VR is ‘gearing’ up for the imminent launch of the Samsung Gear VR, a mobile headset that uses its software and VR hardware expertise to give Galaxy Note 4 owners a taste of immersive ...

The Gear VR, made in partnership with Samsung, was technically Oculus’ first consumer product. It’s also one of the most popular VR headsets ever made — it had shipped 5 million units by ...

The work Carmack has done with the Gear VR and Oculus’ mobile SDK is a revelation. I’ve had my Gear VR unit for a week now, and there have been multiple moments where the device feels magical.

Oculus VR is the key platform partner behind Samsung's new Gear VR, having co-developed the hardware and having built the Oculus Mobile software development kit and first party demonstration apps ...

The Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2) isn't a consumer product, but there could be value in seeing how the Samsung Gear VR, a virtual reality headset that is a consumer product, measures up with it.

Once the Note 4 is plugged into the Gear VR, some special software -- created by John Carmack and Co. at Oculus VR -- takes over, turning the whole thing into an Oculus Rift.

It's not the next Oculus Rift, but Oculus and Samsung began taking orders today for the smartphone-powered Gear VR headset. Priced at $200, the Gear VR "Innovation Edition" is part dev kit, part ...

Gear VR is a portable virtual reality device that is the result of a partnership between Samsung and Oculus VR. It’s an amazing piece of technology, and is also something of a new idea in the ...

One of the best investments I made in VR was a new headband for my Oculus Quest 2 headset. The stretchy band that comes with the Quest 2 is fine to get started, but it's not comfortable for ...