The Good It's a relatively affordable VR accessory; it creates a better-than-expected sense of immersion using a Note 4 as its screen and engine; apps, while limited, are all free. And it's actually available to purchase now. The Bad It only works with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4; the app assortment consists mainly of demos and quick minigames; its video resolution in VR still grainy, compared with TVs and tablets. It doesn't work with full-fledged PC-based Oculus software. Apr 9, 2017 - Recently Apple has admitted that the current Mac Pro isn't standing up to the. Back in the days of the Rift DK2 development kit, Oculus for the most part. It's unacceptable for Samsung as a business company and in a VR. The Bottom Line The Gear VR Innovator Edition is a cool -- and very promising -- entry ticket for early adopters looking for an affordable taste of virtual reality. Visit for details. I'm watching a movie trailer for 'Interstellar.' Large cornfields, distant mountains from far-off worlds. But I'm in a movie theater, watching these vistas. All around me are empty seats. The projector, far behind me, flickers. I reach for my armrest. I find my backpack. A bump, a jostle. A station announcement. Actually, no, I'm not in a movie theater, I'm on a train. PC/Mac/Linux Society; Will a controller work for KOTOR? But reading forums I have noticed that the XBOX Controller is the most compatible for games on PC. So I was just curious if KOTOR. Can you use an Xbox 360 controller on the PC version of the game? Unfortunately neither KOTOR or KOTOR 2 have controller support on PC. It is approximately 90% full controller support that is NEAR IDENTICAL to the original Xbox game. Also supports DS4 controller out of the box. Requires VERY minimal mouse movement. Game crazy. I take off the helmet. I'm at Penn Station. Why watch a movie trailer in a virtual movie theater rather than on my phone? I'm not sure I can answer that, but the experience was more profound than I could have imagined. I've been in an aquarium on the sofa, someone's quiet apartment listening to music while lying in bed. Dare I explore the solar system while sitting on a public park bench? This is mobile virtual reality: the Samsung Gear VR. It's a headset, like the; in fact, it's made in partnership with Oculus. But unlike Facebook's fabled virtual-reality goggles, you can buy the Gear VR now (in the US, at least) for just $199. It runs a handful of demo apps, experiences, panoramic photos and videos and games. But it only works with one phone: the, which -- when snapped into the headset -- acts as the display. And, in the five years I've worked at CNET, I'm not sure I've experienced anything more magical. Update, March 2017: There's a new and improved, one compatible with more phones and more games. You may want that one instead -- or at least its new controller to go with this headset. Original review continues: Sarah Tew/CNET Shock of the new: How the Gear VR works At some point in the history of cinema, back in its dawn, there's that story of people screaming and ducking during a screening of an early Lumiere film of an oncoming train ('Train Pulling Into a Station,' 1896). Maybe you saw the scene in 'Hugo.' Virtual reality is that type of experience, now. For the uninitiated, it can be jaw-dropping. With the Oculus Rift, (I'll leave off and, because they're far less effective, for now), you're sucked into a 3D world that ends up being a lot more absorbing and immersive than you expect. You're in the cockpit of a starship. You're battling a dragon. You can look all around you. It's there, in your face. I never thought I'd see a technology that had that same effect as early Lumiere films, but VR is definitely it. Samsung's Gear VR uses the same effective optical technology as those Oculus and Morpheus headsets: it's like a plastic set of ski goggles, with a front bracket that holds the Note 4 in place. It slots in via a Micro-USB plug, snaps on, and becomes the Gear VR's screen. Elastic Velcro straps on the sides and top keep the goggles in place. A proximity sensor turns the headset on the moment it's put on your head. Two large, curved lenses melt the display's split screens into spherically immersive panoramic video and 3D experiences. You can adjust focus with a top dial. The Gear VR isn't meant to work with glasses. Play or stream video to any of the over 1 billion DivX Certified devices on the market today, from TVs to tablets and everything in between. Free DivX Software for Windows and Mac comes with everything you need to play, create and stream the most popular digital video formats, including DivX, AVI, Xvid, MKV, MOV, MP4, HEVC up to 4K and more. I have a -9 prescription, and the Gear VR just barely worked by spinning the focus dial all the way to the end. Everybody else who tried it -- many of them who wear glasses -- had no problem. Sarah Tew/CNET The Gear VR takes the idea of VR and turns it mobile. There's no PC or game console to plug into: your phone (the Note 4, that is) does everything. The included kit you get for $199 -- the 'Innovator Edition' -- includes the headset, a 16GB microSD card loaded with content plus an SD card adapter for loading on your own videos, and a zippered carrying case. ![]() The Gear VR is bulky, but takes up as much space in a backpack as a large pair of over-ear. Setting up the Gear VR took about 40 minutes: downloading a software update on my loaner AT&T Note 4, loading an Oculus app and creating an Oculus account. After popping in the Note 4 to the headset, a voice told me to pop the phone back out and continue the setup: a store offers more than a dozen apps and experiences, all of which are currently free. I downloaded them all. Yes, wearing the Gear VR on your head will inspire taunts from friends, curious looks, maybe mockery.
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