In a reverse engineering exercise, two students at Utah State University have hacked positional tracking onto a Gear VR headset using SteamVR Tracking technology. Mobile VR solutions like Samsung ...

With Samsung’s new Gear VR announced, developers and VR enthusiasts are awaiting the release of the smartphone connected VR headset. A few people couldn’t wait to get their hands on the… ...

Samsung hasn’t released a new Gear VR model since the launch of Note 8 last year, but you’ll still be able to use the latest Gear VR with that shiny new Note 9. As reported by Engadget, the SM ...

Now Samsung has launched its Gear VR. As a piece of hardware, it's very simple. Made up of a plastic headset with two lenses inside it needs a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 clipped into the front to work.

Let's say a half-hour Gear VR gaming session hacks about 15-20 percent off of your Note 4's battery life. If this were a dedicated gaming console, that wouldn't be too big of a deal.

The new Gear VR controller, which will be released on April 21st, won’t replace the headset’s built-in controls — in fact, the Gear VR itself isn’t changing at all.

Samsung’s Gear VR, a mobile headset it released with Oculus in 2015, hasn’t gotten an update in two years. But it doesn’t seem in danger of extinction, either.

Gear VR apps are designed with this limitation in mind, though, and they work perfectly well sitting and rotating in a swivel chair, looking every which way to your heart's content.

After the first wave of early Gear VR adopters has gained access, you'll have to pay $10 USD to own this game. Below you'll see the first up-close look at this game as presented by its creator.

Update, March 29: The new Gear VR Controller is officially arriving April 21 for $40 (roughly £32 or AU$52), or in a package set with the latest Gear VR headset for $130 (roughly £104 or AU$170.) ...