By putting out a virtual reality camera, Samsung hopes to stoke the growth of the medium at everything from birthday parties to your kid's soccer game.

Samsung’s Gear VR is out today, putting virtual reality on the mass market in a way we haven’t seen since the Virtual Boy — although hopefully, this time, with more staying power.

Samsung's take on virtual reality is the Gear VR, a headset using Oculus software and equipped with a slot for the Galaxy Note 4, which acts as the brains and display for the virtual reality ...

When it comes to the laundry list of cyber-fantasy-come-real that I’ve experienced, I can now check off browsing the Web in virtual reality. Earlier this week, Samsung released what they are ...

Samsung is bullish about virtual reality, and wants to involve consumers in creating VR content. Underscoring this aim, the company on Wednesday is launching a rebranded VR content portal that ...

Samsung used its launch event to unveil its latest virtual reality offering, a 360-degree camera. People wear Samsung Gear VR during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 21.

The virtual reality company Oculus VR was bought by Facebook in a $2 billion deal that closed over the summer. The Gear VR, a partnership with Samsung, was first announced in September.

There was a moment when I was testing the new virtual reality headset by Samsung when I realized how much of an opportunity it presents for entrepreneurs. I was at a rock concert watching a guy ...

The electronics holiday shopping wars have begun. — -- intro: Among the products Samsung unveiled today are a curvy smartphone and a virtual reality headset that will be released in time for ...

Hands on with Samsung's consumer-friendly virtual reality camera. — -- The home movies of the future will undoubtedly be shot in virtual reality. Home camcorders are being put to rest as ...

Samsung's virtual reality headset, dubbed "Gear VR," is available for purchase as of today. For those not following the last three years of virtual reality's return from obscurity, today is a big ...

Samsung's new Galaxy Note 4 phone now has a virtual reality mask to go with it. The Gear VR Innovator Edition turns the phone's screen into goggles running software made by Oculus VR. WSJ's Wilson ...