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lundi 6 juillet 2015

Man uses Samsung Gear VR to virtually attend the birth of his child over 2,400 miles away [VIDEO]



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While you’re still thinking up reasons why you should pick up one of the soon-to-be-many VR headsets available on the market, one man was able to watch the birth of his child in 360-degrees. Over the weekend, Samsung Australia uploaded a video to YouTube showing how they were able to bring a man — over 2,485 miles away — closer to his family using the Samsung Gear VR headset.


It’s what Samsung is calling the world’s first “live virtual reality birth” using the Samsung Gear VR. Once strapped in, the man was able to watch the entire birth of his child live, in stunning virtual reality, almost as if he were in the room. Of course, it would take a great deal of effort to set something like this up and as Samsung notes, requires more than just a headset (360-degree camera, streaming equipment, Galaxy Note 4).


Not matter what your thoughts on virtual reality are, you have to admit — that’s pretty damn cool. The 6-minute emotional video can be found below. Bring a tissue.






You can now buy the LG Watch Urbane… with airline miles



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LG has yet to set a formal release date for the LG Watch Urbane, but it’s already possible to buy one… sort of. You can’t buy it with money like you would any ordinary purchase. You need miles. Airline miles. United Airlines’ reward miles, to be specific.


If you happen to have, say, 41,100 rewards points floating about in your account you can place an order for one right now and have it shipped within 10 days’ time. This is great news for people who have enough money to travel around the world many times over, but if that isn’t you then you’ll sadly have to wait for the general retail release (which should happen this month if LG’s estimation is still accurate). Find the goods right here.