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Samsung Gear VR gets its own hands-free web browser

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Samsung Gear VR gets its own hands-free web browser

Furthering the appeal of the Samsung Gear VR as an immersive media consumption device (VR or not), Samsung is launching a new optimized web browser for the headset. The browser allows Gear VR owners to, well, browse the web just like they would on their smartphone. Okay, may not just like it…

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In an attempt to spice up the attraction of the Samsung Gear VR as an immersive media intake tool (VR or now not), Samsung is launching a brand new optimized web browser for the headset. Samsung calls it “Internet for Gear VR” and it lets in Gear VR house owners to, smartly, browse the web identical to they might on their phone. Okay, perhaps now not simply love it. The Gear VR has a couple of tips up its sleeve.

The web browser helps 360-level and 3-d video streaming, in addition to HTML 5 video, making it simple in finding much more content material across the web to move into your face. And as a result of you'll be able to do all of it with out even taking the headset off, you by no means have to go away your new digital global.

Input is completed both thru voice popularity or an on-display keyboard, and customers can choose menus and different UI parts the use of a function Samsung calls “Gaze Mode” by way of solving their eyes on one thing for a couple of seconds. Crazy.

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The beta model of the app will quickly be to be had for obtain from the Oculus Store beginning day after today, December 2d. Of direction, the one units supported are the ones lately suitable with the Gear VR and come with the Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, Samsung Galaxy Note 4, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 5.

[Samsung]

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