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General Category | GDPR - Important notice => AI, MR & VR | Robotics articles => Topic started by: javajolt on August 02, 2017, 03:10:09 PM
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Samsung may sell its own Gear VR headsets for customers that want to use a Samsung phone as a virtual reality device. But now the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ also support Google’s Daydream View headset (http://twitter.com/googlevr/status/892143854656159745).
Actually, it should support any Daydream-compatible headset. It’s just that Google is the only company to offer one so far.
Google has said that there will be 11 Daydream-compatible phones by the end of the year, and the addition of the Galaxy S8 series phones brings us one step closer to that.
(http://s2.postimg.org/93c7f2ojt/daydream-view.jpg)
While the Gear VR already offers a strong virtual reality experience for Samsung phones, support for Daydream doesn’t just mean you get to use a different headset and motion controller. It means you also get access to the ecosystem of apps developers are creating specifically for Daydream, which could eventually outpace Gear VR-specific apps, due to the fact that there’s potentially a larger market for Daydream since it works on more phones.
At $79, the Daydream View headset is also cheaper than the latest Gear VR, which sells for $99.
I doubt it’s a coincidence that Google decided to announce Galaxy S8 support and a Daydream View sale (http://twitter.com/googlevr/status/892456535288274944) at about the same time: you can currently snag a Daydream View for $60 or less from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Google-Daydream-View-Headset-Slate/dp/B01N634P7O/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=bradlindsdigi-20&linkId=49e87ffc23bffd5a90a35f365b7833b7), Best Buy (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/google-daydream-view-vr-headset-slate/5667796.p?skuId=5667796&ref=199&loc=TnL5HPStwNw&acampID=1&siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-GYJIG8d8.08gK07JRpIMOg&ref=199&loc=TnL5HPStwNw&acampID=1&siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-sWUWyEb4vbJEfepuh9B1qg), or Verizon (http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/google-daydream-view-vr-headset/).
The sale runs through August 12th, while supplies last.
source (http://liliputing.com/2017/08/samsung-galaxy-s8-adds-daydream-vr-support.html)