With the Galaxy S6 / S6 edge on the front, you can finally buy "Gear VR" in Japan, where you can experience virtual reality !!
Samsung Electronics Japan announced the Galaxy S6 series in Japan on the 8th, and at the same time also unveiled accessories "Gear VR" (related article).Pre -orders will start accepting reservations at the online store of Edion, Bic Camera, Yamada Denki, and Yodobashi Camera and will be shipped from early May.The price is open and the expected actual selling price is 24,800 yen.
Gear VR is a product that was born in a collaboration with Oculus VR, known for the Oculus Rift (Oculus Lift), on a virtual reality head mounted display (VRHMD) dedicated to the Galaxy series.I've experienced it at a press conference, so let's summarize the impressions.
VRHMD is a gadget that has been a hot topic in games and IT fields in the last year or two.In addition to the Oculus Rift, which has become a spark, Sony Computer Entertainment has developed a lot of hardware, as Sony Computer Entertainment has developed "Projct Morpheus" for PS4 and "HTC Vive" for PCs and PCs.It is.There are many mobile types that use smartphones, and Google's Android "Cardboard" and Hakosco's "Hakosco" have been released.
Gear VR is the current most rich VR experience for such mobile.Although it is sold at mass retailers, it is not a general sale, but is provided for developers and Evangelists under the name "Innovator Edition".
By the way, Gear VR itself began to release Galaxy Note 4 in North America in December last year, and revealed at MWC 2015, a mobile exhibition in Spain, which was held in Spain in March this year.In Japan, Galaxy Note 4 has not been released, so it has not become a target country for sale until now, but this time it has become easy to get it with the Galaxy S6 series.By the way, both S6 / S6 edge can be used.
I took the front and the cover.Use Galaxy S6 / S6 edge instead of this cover
Inside.It is difficult to understand if it is an image, but it has a proximity sensor in the lower right of the right lens, and the screen turns on only when worn.
It doesn't matter, but if you wear it without wearing a smartphone, it will be interesting because your eyes will spread like Kent Delicat's glasses.
On the left side is the word "Gear VR PowerD by Oculus".Below it has a built -in ventilation fan
The square debris on the right side is a touch panel, swipe vertically and horizontally to select a menu, or decide by tapping.On top of it, prepare a "return" button and a volume adjustment button on the right.
The dial in the center of the heavens can turn the Galaxy S6 series attached by turning it to the left and right to fine -tune the focus.
It has a micro USB terminal to the left of the bottom, so you can use it while applying a cable to supply power.
The point is that it came to touch at mass retailers.Until now, VRHMD has only been obtained by Oculus Rift by overseas, and Project Morpheus has limited experiences.Gear VR, on the other hand, has begun demonstrations on 17th "Galaxy SHOP" in electronics retailers nationwide today.With the appearance of Gear VR, the number of places where VRHMD was permanent has increased, and it has become familiar at once.
At the beginning of the release, the description of the shipping date was wrong.We apologize and correct.(4/9 13:20)
(On the next page, "high resolution and comfortable operability ○")