Engadget: Oculus, Samsung teaming on headset

Oculus VR is teaming up with Samsung on a new virtual reality headset, Engadget reported today.

Oculus will provide the software, Samsung will handle the hardware.

Samsung will also give Oculus early access to its next-generation OLED display screens.

The site also reported that Samsung’s new headset will not be a stand-alone product like the GameFace, but will be a holder for a Samsung smartphone.

One benefit of using a smartphone as the base of a virtual reality headset is that the phone has a rear-facing camera, allowing the user to see the world outside if needed.

And, of course, it results in lower costs for the user, since they just need to pay for a relatively-simple-to-make holder for the phone.

In addition, the fact that Samsung and Oculus are cooperating on this bodes well for standardization in the space, which will make it easier for developers to create for multiple platforms.

Read the full article here.

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Hypergrid Business editor and publisher Maria Korolov is a science fiction novelist. During the day, Maria Korolov is an award-winning freelance technology journalist who covers artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and enterprise virtual reality. See her Amazon author page here and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn, and check out her latest videos on the Maria Korolov YouTube channel. Email her at maria@hypergridbusiness.com. Her first virtual world novella, Krim Times, made the Amazon best-seller list in its category. Her second novella, The Lost King of Krim, is out now. She is also the publisher of MetaStellar, a new online magazine of speculative fiction.