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51-514: Similar to its predecessor, Oculus Go , the Quest line is a standalone device, that can run games and software wirelessly under the Android -based Quest operating system. It supports positional tracking with six degrees of freedom , using internal sensors and an array of cameras in the front of the headset rather than external sensors, and supports hand tracking. The line also supports "Oculus Link",

102-523: A recall and discontinuation of the smartphone, the Gear VR was made incompatible with the Galaxy Note 7 for safety reasons. An updated model, SM-R324, with support for the larger Galaxy S8 was unveiled on 29 March 2017, for release alongside the phone on 21 April 2017. Samsung also unveiled a handheld Gear VR Controller accessory, which was bundled with the updated model, and was also available as

153-552: A touchpad , the controller has three buttons that can be used to select things, go back to a previous screen or menu, and return to the Go's home screen . The controller is powered by a single AA battery and allows for either hand to be chosen to function through the Oculus Go. The Go is available in two storage configurations: a model with 32 GB of internal storage for US$ 149 or 64 GB of internal storage for US$ 199. While

204-464: A 2560 x 1440 (1280 × 1440 pixels per eye) resolution in an RGB-stripe subpixel arrangement. The headset has a field of view of about 101 degrees, which gives it a horizontal pixel density of 12.67 pixels per degree. The headset uses Fresnel lenses that are improved over those used in the Oculus Rift and according to Oculus, were the best lenses the company had produced at

255-531: A PC or a phone. Codenamed "Pacific", the device would be lighter and more powerful than the Samsung Gear VR and aimed at the use cases of gaming, social networking, and watching videos and movies. It was also reported that the device would be equipped with a mobile Snapdragon chip from Qualcomm , and that Oculus would be partnering with Chinese electronics manufacturer Xiaomi to produce the headset. The device would carry Oculus's branding worldwide with

306-537: A business-oriented bundle of the Oculus Go with commercial warranty, a worldwide multi-prong charger, and two facial interfaces. The bundle began shipping in July 2018. In September 2018, Walmart announced the company would be using Oculus Go headsets to expand its employee VR training program across the U.S. The company would be sending four headsets to every Walmart supercenter and two units to every Neighborhood Market and discount store, with over 17,000 units in stores by

357-564: A class of virtual reality headsets that don't require an external computing device like a smartphone or a personal computer to function. Oculus's partnerships with Qualcomm and Xiaomi, as well as Xiaomi's version of the headset called the Mi VR Standalone, were revealed in January at CES 2018 . The Go was officially released on May 1, 2018. Xiaomi released the Mi VR Standalone on May 31, 2018. On 3 May 2018, Facebook announced

408-476: A feature that allows the Quest to be connected to a computer via USB , enabling use with Oculus Rift -compatible software and games. It was the first device from Meta to support augmented reality via "Passthrough", which shows a view from the cameras when the user exits their designated boundary area known as "Guardian". Since the Meta Quest 3 , Quest models have supported color passthrough. The Quest series

459-496: A portable form factor headset dates back to the company's early days as Oculus VR. While in discussion with Samsung about displays for the Oculus Rift , Oculus's then-CEO, Brendan Iribe , was shown a mock-up phone holder headset that Samsung wanted help developing. Oculus agreed to a partnership with Samsung, and in 2014 the result was publicly revealed as the Gear VR Innovator Edition. While Samsung built

510-581: A standalone accessory for older devices. It remains compatible with existing supported devices. An updated model, SM-R325, with support for the larger Note 8 was unveiled on 15 September 2017, for release alongside the phone. Samsung also unveiled a handheld Gear VR Controller accessory, which is bundled with the updated model, and will be available as a standalone accessory for existing devices. It remains compatible with existing supported devices. On May 11, 2020, Samsung announced that it would be ending service for its XR applications. The service terminated as

561-483: A whole on September 30, 2020. With the announcement, 360° video uploads and premium video purchases were disabled immediately. Premium videos from the service were accessible until September 30, 2020. The Samsung XR and Samsung VR Video clients also stopped receiving updates with the announcement. On June 30, 2020, the support for the Samsung VR Video app ended on Oculus Go, Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest and

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612-462: Is a virtual reality headset developed by Samsung Electronics , in collaboration with Oculus VR , and manufactured by Samsung. The headset was released on August 21, 2015. When in use, a compatible Samsung Galaxy device acts as the headset's display and processor, while the Gear VR unit itself acts as the controller, which contains the field of view , as well as a custom inertial measurement unit , or IMU, for rotational tracking, which connects to

663-422: Is equipped with a 2600 mAh battery, which provides up to two hours of gaming or 2.5 hours of video playback according to Oculus. The Go has non-positional 3-degrees-of-freedom tracking, a proximity sensor for detecting when the headset is being worn, and a small controller that functions like a laser pointer in the virtual environment. The headset is outfitted with a fast-switching 5.5-inch LCD display with

714-440: Is shipped together with an Oculus Go headset. In February 2019, virtual reality porn producer BaDoinkVR began selling Porn In-a-Box, a 32 GB Oculus Go model pre-loaded with adult content. The content is accessed via an app pre-installed to the device by BaDoinkVR. Badoink's latest offering, dubbed "Porn In-a-Box" was an attempt to provide a realistic sexual experience. Badoink's Oculus Go 32 GB headsets costed $ 299, which

765-436: Is the largest headset platform for virtual and augmented reality in the world as of 2024. US$ 499 (128 GB) US$ 249 (128 GB) US$ 399 (256 GB) Oculus Go The Oculus Go is a discontinued, standalone virtual reality headset developed by Meta Reality Labs (formerly Facebook Technologies) in partnership with Qualcomm and Xiaomi . It is in the first generation of Facebook Technologies' virtual reality headsets, and

816-500: The Android  mobile operating system and includes applications for watching both traditional and immersive video and other media from various sources, such as Facebook and the headset's internal storage, as well as streaming services such as YouTube , Netflix , and Hulu . Additional software is provided via the Oculus Store, a digital distribution platform created and maintained by Facebook Technologies. The headset

867-590: The Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream that are powered by a smartphone , the Oculus Go is a standalone unit with all the components required to provide virtual reality experiences built into the headset. The headset uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 system on a chip , 3 GB of LPDDR4 RAM , and either 32 or 64 GB of internal storage. The integrated Adreno 530 GPU provides roughly 500 GFLOPS of graphics performance. The device

918-544: The Galaxy S4 having a Full HD display) were not yet up to standards. In 2014 Samsung partnered with Oculus (the creators of another well-known virtual reality device, the Oculus Rift ) to help with the development. The Samsung Gear VR was unveiled during the Samsung press conference at IFA Berlin on September 3, 2014 (along with a smartphone capable of running it, the Galaxy Note 4). The first edition of Samsung's Gear VR,

969-456: The Gear VR before the consumer version. The Samsung Gear VR is designed to work with Samsung’s flagship smartphones. The only supported phones are Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge , Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge , Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+ , Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge , Galaxy Note 7 , Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ , Galaxy Note 8 , Galaxy Note 9 , Galaxy S9 , Galaxy S9+ Galaxy S10 , Galaxy S10+ , The Galaxy Note10, Note10+, Note10 5G, and

1020-508: The Gear VR is for mobile virtual reality-based gaming and simulations; however, recent interest is growing in the effective use of this device in science and medical education. Although the Samsung Gear VR consumer edition was released in August 2015, Samsung had obtained a patent on a head-mounted display (HMD) in January 2005. This was one of the first ideas of using a mobile phone as the display for an HMD. However, mobile phone technology at

1071-398: The Go as "a game changer" and said that the company had seen an increase in sales of VR content since the Oculus Go went on sale earlier that month. Xavi Clos, head of production at BaDoinkVR , expected the device to act as a major gateway to the company's content and described the Oculus Go as "the perfect porn device." While official sales numbers have not been released, according to IDC

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1122-636: The Go doesn't support external storage, support for USB flash drives via the device's micro   USB port was initially planned to be released as an update. However, in November 2019, John Carmack stated the feature wouldn't be released due to a hardware issue Oculus was unable to fix. Oculus offers accessories and replacement parts through their website, including a carrying case and a fitted facial interface for people with low nose bridges and high or wide cheekbones. A replacement controller and facial interface are also available. In addition, Oculus promotes

1173-438: The Go's internal memory or from external websites or services such as Facebook , Instagram , Dropbox , or a Wi-Fi -connected media server such as Plex . Oculus Video allows the viewing of trailers, movies, or one's own videos in various virtual environments. The Oculus TV app is used to watch TV in a virtual living room environment via various apps such as Facebook Video, Pluto TV , Netflix , and Hulu . Oculus Venues allows

1224-593: The Note10+ 5G and later are not supported by the Gear VR. The focus can be adjusted using the wheel at the top of the headset. A trackpad is located on the right of the device, home and back buttons are located just above it. Volume can be adjusted through the volume rockers also found on the right-hand side. A USB-C port is located on the bottom of the headset. Some of the major goals Samsung set for this project regarding hardware were that their headset could support MTP (Motion to Photon) latency less than 20 milliseconds;

1275-417: The Oculus Go and Xiaomi Mi VR had sold nearly a quarter million units combined during the third quarter of 2018. During Facebook's Q4 2018 earnings call, the company's CFO revealed that the Oculus Go had contributed to the company's revenue during the quarter, but had also increased marketing costs. In January 2019, market analysis firm SuperData estimated that over a million Oculus Go units had been sold since

1326-531: The Oculus Store with both the Oculus phone application or from within the headset itself. While pictures and videos can be transferred to the Go from a PC via USB and applications can be sideloaded to the device, many applications require a Wi-Fi connection to function. Official applications provided with or available for download include Oculus Gallery, Oculus Video, Oculus TV, and Oculus Venues. The Oculus Gallery app can be used to access media stored on

1377-574: The SM-R320, was released in October 2014. This version was only compatible with the Galaxy Note 4 . This edition was mainly released for developers so they could get an understanding of how the device worked and so they could create content which would be ready for the official release of the consumer version of the device. It also gave the chance for VR/technology enthusiasts to gain early access to

1428-585: The app was removed from the Oculus VR store. On September 30, 2020, all Samsung XR user accounts were disabled, and the according account information and data was permanently deleted from the Samsung XR service. All published videos were removed from the Samsung XR service. The Samsung VR Video app is no longer supported on Samsung Gear VR and Windows Odyssey. The app was also removed from the Oculus and Microsoft Mixed Reality stores. The Samsung XR mobile app

1479-539: The company not specifically catering to the Japanese market. During 2019's Oculus Connect, Carmack noted that the Go's retention rate had been measured to be more than twice that of the Samsung Gear VR. According to Hugo Barra, former Head of Oculus at Meta, "Most users who bought Oculus Go completely abandoned the headset after a few weeks", however "the Oculus Go failure got us on the path to Oculus Quest very quickly". Samsung Gear VR The Samsung Gear VR

1530-593: The company's first device in the category of standalone VR headsets, which was a new category at the time of the Go's release. The Oculus Go was unveiled on October 11, 2017 during the Oculus Connect developer conference, and released on May 1, 2018. Xiaomi launched their own version of the headset in China as the Mi VR Standalone on May 31, 2018. The Go is an all-in-one headset, meaning it contains all

1581-468: The company's previous headset, the Oculus Rift , and provide a field of view  of about 101 degrees, which gives the Go a display fidelity of 12.67 pixels per degree. Input is provided with a wireless controller that functions much like a laser pointer. The headset and controller utilise non-positional 3-degrees-of-freedom tracking, making it capable of seated or static-standing activities but unsuitable for roomscale applications. The headset uses

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1632-442: The device at launch, while others saw the software selection as slim and criticised its quality and the lack of a killer app . CNET characterised the headset as "VR for the masses" – a view echoed by other publications – while The Verge stated it was "the best that simple mobile VR has ever been" and "good, but not great." In May 2018, Andreas Hronopoulos, CEO of adult entertainment company Naughty America , described

1683-458: The device hardware. This update is supposed to keep devices operational even after official Facebook cloud infrastructure goes offline. For setting up the Oculus Go, the Oculus application must be downloaded on a mobile phone running Android or iOS . With the Oculus application, the headset is paired to the phone, connected to an account, and the controller is paired with the headset. Applications and content can be downloaded and purchased from

1734-485: The device went live on Amazon, Best Buy and Samsung on August 21, 2015, and the device was sold out on the day of release. This edition has again a few minor changes compared to the previous iterations. This edition supports six Samsung Galaxy devices so far: the S6 and S6 Edge. It is also 19% lighter than the previous Innovator Edition, it has improved ergonomics and a redesigned touchpad for easier navigation. The SM-R323 model

1785-527: The device's launch, and in July 2019 the firm estimated over two million units had been sold. In his keynote at 2018's Oculus Connect developer conference, John Carmack revealed that the Go's retention rate was as high as the Rift's , something that nobody at the company had predicted. Carmack also noted that the Go had done especially well in Japan despite the device's lacking internationalization support and

1836-417: The end of 2018. In January 2020, Facebook lowered the Go's price to US$ 149 and US$ 199 for the 32 GB and 64 GB models respectively, down from the launch pricing of US$ 199 and US$ 249. Similar price updates were rolled out to all countries where the Go was sold. In the same month, the company also dropped the Oculus Go from its upcoming Oculus for Business program, in which the headset had been available during

1887-411: The exception of China, where a custom version of the headset would be Xiaomi-branded and run some Xiaomi software. The headset was officially announced under the name Oculus Go on October 11, 2017 at the Oculus Connect developer conference and was slated to ship in early 2018. Facebook Technologies introduced the device as its first entry into the at-the-time new product category it called "standalone",

1938-540: The hardware, Oculus developed the necessary application software , the Oculus Mobile SDK , tracking sensor firmware , and optimized Android and the required GPU drivers for virtual reality. The application software developed by Oculus for Gear VR included Oculus Home, a portal for accessing virtual reality content, an app store called the Oculus Store, and Oculus Cinema, an application for watching movies in various virtual environments. The Oculus Store

1989-418: The necessary components to provide virtual reality experiences and doesn't need to be tethered to an external device to use. It is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chipset and a single 5.5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 1280 × 1440 pixels per eye and a refresh rate of 72 or 60 Hz, depending on the application. The headset uses Fresnel lenses that are improved over those used in

2040-481: The online eyewear retailer FramesDirect.com as a source of prescription lenses for the Go. Oculus also offers a business-oriented bundle with additional accessories, warranty, and support. In January 2019, TPCast announced TPCAST Air for the Oculus Go, a wireless solution that allows VR content to be streamed to the headset from a PC using Wi-Fi . The Air is aimed for architecture, engineering, and construction industries as well as interior design and education, and

2091-465: The optimization of hardware and kernel; and also, to create Galaxy Note 4’s QHD display that enables high-resolution rendering in the headset. The lenses field of view are 96° for the first three models and 101° for the R323. Oculus Home is the main facility to download and use content on the Samsung Gear VR. Oculus Home is also the main line for software distribution on the Gear VR. The primary appeal of

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2142-502: The platform's closed beta stage. On June 23, 2020, Facebook Technologies announced it will be ending sales of the Oculus Go later that year and will not accept new Go apps or app updates into the Oculus Store after 4 December 2020. While new features will no longer be introduced to the headset, the system software will continue to be maintained with fixes and security updates through 2022. In October 2021, Facebook released an update which can be sideloaded to unlock "full root access" to

2193-417: The smartphone via USB-C or micro-USB. The Gear VR headset also includes a touchpad and back button on the side, as well as a proximity sensor to detect when the headset is on. The Gear VR was first announced on September 3, 2014. To allow developers to create content for the Gear VR and to allow VR and technology enthusiasts to get early access to the technology, Samsung had released two innovator editions of

2244-662: The technology. The second edition of Samsung’s Gear VR, the SM-R321, was released in March 2015. This device supports only the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge . A micro-USB port is also added, to provide additional power to the docked device, as well as a small fan inside to prevent the lens fogging. The next edition, SM-R322, was simply referred to as the Samsung Gear VR. It was released on November 20, 2015. Pre-orders for

2295-438: The time of the Go's release. The headset doesn't feature physical interpupillary distance (IPD) adjustment and has a fixed lens distance of 63.5 mm, which according to Oculus best accommodates users with an IPD between 61.5 and 65.5 mm. The Oculus Go controller is a wireless, orientation-tracked remote controller with pointer capabilities that is used to interact with applications and games. In addition to

2346-403: The time the patent was submitted limited the degree of quality and performance possible. Samsung continued to research VR and HMD internally. With the release of the Galaxy S4 in 2013, Samsung formed an official team dedicated to developing a virtual reality-based device that would work with a smartphone. While this team developed multiple different prototypes, the performance and display (despite

2397-503: The user to attend live events. The Go's Casting functionality allows the headset's view to be streamed to the phone paired with the Go. An application called Oculus Rooms was present at the headset's launch, but was discontinued on October 25, 2019. Oculus Rooms was a customizable personal and social space into which users could invite friends to play various board games , listen to music, watch videos, TV, and movies, and play multiplayer games together. Unlike mobile headsets like

2448-430: Was $ 100 more than the original Oculus Go model. The headset released to generally positive reviews. Critics praised the Go's design and feel, display, built-in speakers, and reasonable price, while criticising its lack of fast charging, limited motion tracking and lack of expandable storage. Software and content had reviewers divided, with some reacting positively to the amount of third-party apps and content available for

2499-418: Was announced on October 11, 2017 and released on May 1, 2018 to generally positive reviews. By July 2019, the Go was estimated to have sold over two million units. On June 23, 2020, Facebook Technologies announced it would be ending the sales of the Oculus Go later that year and would not accept new Go apps or app updates into the Oculus Store after 4 December 2020. Facebook Technologies' involvement in creating

2550-534: Was later used as the app store for the Oculus Go. In 2015 Oculus Cinema was replaced by Oculus Video, an app with similar functionality that was also included with the Oculus Go at the headset's launch. The Oculus Mobile SDK was later utilised to also allow development of software for the Oculus Go and Xiaomi Mi VR. Rumors of an all-in-one Oculus headset first surfaced in July 2017 when Bloomberg reported that later that year Oculus would announce an affordable virtual reality headset that didn't need to be tethered to

2601-612: Was released alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 , and features minor changes, including an improved field of view, increased cushioning, a flat trackpad, and changes to the cover and body of the device to reduce glare. The model also utilizes USB-C connector instead of USB Micro-B so that it could be connected to the Note 7. The port is also capable of data transfer. Adapters are provided for use with older devices using micro-USB connectors. On October 11, 2016, in observance of

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