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VR headset mixes Oculus firmware and Android phablet

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Eric Brown
Sep 10, 2014

Samsung and Oculus have joined forces on a 3DOF “Gear VR” virtual reality headset with 96-degree FOV that uses a 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 4 as a computer and display.

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