Samsung takes lead among many tech giants involved in the virtual reality space and appears to be the fastest one when it comes to bringing its products to market.
Earlier yesterday, the company announced its first consumer-oriented virtual reality headset, the Samsung Gear VR.
Samsung Gear VR headsets have been around for a while now, but the new version is the first one that drops the Innovator Edition tagline.
One major difference between the new Samsung Gear VR and the previous products is that the new headset is compatible with a range of Samsung’s high-end Galaxy smartphones,
The Gear VR can work with the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S6 edge.
Like all previous Gear VR headsets, you be expecting collaboration between Samsung and Oculus in device release, but unlike the full-blown Oculus Rift, which will be launch in early 2016 as a wired VR headset that connects to your computer, the Samsung Gear VR are wireless products.
Users just have to slot in a compatible Samsung Galaxy smartphone, equip the headset, and the virtual reality experience can commence.
Although the extended phone compatibility will certainly help with user adoption, it’s the pricing of the product that most users will be drawn to. While the old Innovator Edition headsets were priced at $199, the new Samsung Gear VR will only cost $99.
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