Samsung’s New Gear VR Commercial is Simple, and Effective

November 23, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

With Samsung’s Gear VR, powered by Oculus hitting the shelves last week, a new commercial to promote the headset was released over the weekend and offers consumers a glimpse into the hardware, and future of mobile VR entertainment.

The 30-second commercial … Read More

Gear VR Already Sold Out on Amazon and Best Buy

November 22, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

In just a few short days after it went on sale, the new consumer version of the Samsung Gear VR is already sold out at major retailers, such as Amazon and Best Buy.

Both are now listing the Gear VR … Read More

Samsung’s Consumer Gear VR Now Available for Pre-order at $99

November 10, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

The consumer version of Samsung’s Gear VR headset powered by Oculus, which is compatible with Samsung’s latest lineup of smartphones—the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, and Galaxy Note 5, is now officially available for pre-order for only $99.

The new … Read More

Virtual Reality’s ‘Pandora’s Box Has Been Opened’, says Luckey

November 9, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

The virtual reality industry has seen significant growth and innovation over the past three years. Since 2012, there has been an enormous amount of interest and anticipation building around consumer VR products thanks to the development of the Oculus Rift … Read More

Virtual Reality Will Someday Replace Smartphones, says Luckey

November 4, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

So, how big do we expect virtual reality technology to be in the future? Well, according to Oculus founder, Palmer Luckey, believes VR is going to eventually become “more ubiquitous” than smartphones.

Speaking at this year’s Web Summit 2015, Luckey shared … Read More

Facebook Plans to Build a ‘Teleporter’ with Oculus VR Technology

November 3, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to instantly “teleport” yourself anywhere you wanted? Well, Facebook is aiming to make teleportation something real–but, in a virtual way.

Speaking at a press event at the Dublin Web Summit, Facebook’s … Read More

Oculus Social Alpha Lets Friends Connect in Virtual Reality

October 29, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Today, Oculus announced the launch of its first social platform for the Samsung Gear VR, called Oculus Social. The new application is currently released in its Alpha stage and marks a pretty significant milestone for Oculus in bringing social interactivity … Read More

Oculus Touch’s Toybox is ‘The Craziest Oculus Experience’, says Zuckerberg

October 16, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

On Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed his excitement on the latest innovation from Oculus with its VR motion-sensing controller technology, the Oculus Touch.

When describing the company’s internal Toybox tech demo, Zuckerberg referred to it as the “craziest” experience … Read More

AMD Partners with Dell to Power ‘Oculus Ready’ PCs

October 7, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

AMD has officially announced its collaboration with Oculus VR and Dell to power its line of Alienware ‘Oculus Ready’ PCs with AMD Radeon R9 GPUs starting at $999.

According to AMD, these PCs are powerfully designed to deliver “stunning gaming … Read More

Samsung and Oculus Announce Consumer-Ready Gear VR for $99

September 24, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Today, Samsung made its big mobile VR announcement at the Oculus Connect 2 developer conference with the reveal of the new consumer-ready Gear VR headset priced at just $99.

Samsung Senior Vice President, Peter Koo announced plans to launch the … Read More