Thursday, November 12, 2015

The Samsung Gear VR is précommandable online for 99 dollars – 01net

A small step for Samsung, a big step for the VR. The development of virtual reality helmet cheap, conducted jointly by Samsung and Oculus, has finally come to an end. The Samsung Gear précommandable VR is officially online on the official website of Samsung or Amazon, for $ 99 dollars. The ordered model will be shipped from the 20th of November.

An improved model

The new VR Gear and first commercial model is 19% lighter than the Innovator Edition, which was made available to developers so far include. Its ergonomics has also been enhanced, Oculus explains in a post on his blog. The touch pad has been completely revised for easier navigation. More interestingly, the final version of the headset is compatible with more Samsung smartphones. Are listed and the Galaxy Note 5 (not sold in France), the Galaxy Edge Over S6, S6 and S6 and the Edge.

From new content

The post also states that Oculus dozens of new content will be offered. Games, such as Oculus Arcade , which propose to end up in front of the arcades of our youth and play Pac-Man , Sonic or Gauntlet .

But, Samsung and Oculus also provided other types of content. Gear RV users will be able to watch the entire Netflix catalog, and the provision Oculus Video, which offers more than 70 films from 20th Century Fox and Lionsgate. This service also provides access to over 9000 videos on Vimeo and the lives of Twitch.

For those who prefer images “immobile” Oculus 360 Photos will allow you to immerse yourself in over 200 000 photos “immersive” .

Finally, to prepare for the social aspect, so dear to Facebook, Social Oculus give you the opportunity to hang out with friends in a virtual world …

Source:
Oculus Blog

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