Samsung building virtual reality headset to rival Oculus Rift: reportMay 23, 2014 - 18:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Samsung is reportedly planning its own virtual reality headset, which could be announced later this year. As Digital Spy reported citing Engadget, the South Korean electronics giant is moving fast to compete with Oculus Rift and Sony's Project Morpheus. The VR headset is said to include a display that is "as good [as] or better" than Oculus's 1080p OLED screen, and will apparently undercut rivals in price. Developers are already testing prototypes of the headset, which will pair with Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets. The final consumer-ready product will work with future Samsung products too, it is claimed. How Samsung plans to connect the headset with its devices is currently unknown, but it could be wired. The report also claims that the product is not to be confused with Samsung's rumoured Google Glass rival, dubbed Galaxy Glass. Facebook acquired Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift, for $2 billion back in March. Meanwhile, the Project Morpheus virtual reality headset was revealed by Sony at GDC 2014. Photo: Getty Images / AFP/Robyn Bec Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |