A virtual reality headset accessory for Samsung smartphones. Introduced in 2014, the Gear VR has its own accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer and proximity sensors but derives its content ...

This project from [Jim Yang] is a great example of this: he reverse-engineered the Samsung Gear VR controller that accompanies the Gear VR add-on for their phones. By digging into the APK that ...

The best-known — and by far the most sophisticated — mid-range headset is Samsung’s Gear VR. But there are also a few more obscure options, like the Zeiss VR One or the French Homido device.

Samsung's long-awaited re-entry (we haven't forgotten about the Gear VR) into the AR/VR market has been marked with speculation, especially since Samsung has mostly been tight-lipped about its plans.

One name you probably didn't think of was Samsung. And that's odd, because it was here first. The Gear VR, developed in collaboration with the then-independent Oculus, came out in 2014.

Both companies had their own VR platforms nearly a decade ago with Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear VR. They were built around headsets that were cheap cardboard or plastic shells with lenses ...

Why has Samsung made a 360-degree camera, we hear you ask? Because to create a successful VR platform, users need the ability to create their own content - that’s where the Gear 360 comes in.

[joe57005] uses Samsung Gear VR for the projects, a cheap but decent-quality “smartphone holder” VR headset. The ESP32’s camera feed is converted into a faux 3D VR image inside the ...

Here’s how it works. I've covered VR headsets for nearly ten years, and I'm going to use this experience to help you buy the right one for you. Let's make one thing clear from the get-go ...