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Our sense of smell is now being used to help sell the illusion of virtual reality with the FeelReal VR Mask, which not only wafts certain scents your way but can also simulate rain, heat and wind on your face.

​While the latest Samsung Gear VR​ includes a Wii-like motion controller, some of the platform's games require a console-style gamepad. Today accessory maker Nyko announced a partnership with Samsung that's spawning the first official gamepad for the Gear VR.

One of the many nice things about PC-based VR is the ability to display what the headset wearer is seeing on a monitor. Today display mirroring makes its way to mobile VR, courtesy of Chromecast support for the Samsung Gear VR​.

Samsung and Oculus are back with another Gear VR. While the headset itself is barely changed from the previous model​, it adds a Bluetooth motion controller that appears to be a direct answer to Google's Daydream​. Read on, as we review the 2017 Gear VR with controller.

​Whether you’re buying a new Samsung Gear VR or holding onto a previous edition, this could be a good time to refresh your content library and get behind the goggles. Oculus software updates have made the experience easier to navigate, and there are some intriguing new releases in the Oculus Store.

If you want a virtual reality setup, but aren't willing to pay top dollar for a PC-based system, then you're left with either mobile or console-based VR. Let's compare two of the most popular options, the 2017 Gear VR​ and Sony PSVR​.

While the new Gear VR that's launching next week isn't much changed from the 2016 model, there are a few differences – including a new controller. Let's see how the specs and features of the 2017 Gear VR​ compare to those of the Oculus Rift​.

Samsung has a new Gear VR with controller arriving alongside the Galaxy S8 on April 21. While not much has changed besides the controller, let's compare the 2017 Gear VR and Google's Daydream View.

​The best VR experiences let users use their real-life bodies to maneuver in the virtual world. MindMaze wants to extend that immersion to include the user’s facial expressions: Its latest product, Mask, is a headset insert that tracks the wearer’s expressions and transmits them to their VR avatar.

When today’s virtual reality devices first hit the scene, we expected mobile VR to progress and grow at a striking pace. Fast forward to the present: Little has changed in mobile VR – to the point that its slow evolution could be dragging down the mainstream adoption of virtual reality as a whole.

​The NCAA March Madness Live VR app offers a virtual seat to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Starting with the "Sweet 16" games in San Jose, viewers have a variety of viewing options for watching the collegiate tournament in VR.

Photos and videos shot in 360° – interactive media that lets you click around the capture see beyond the frame and into your surroundings – are becoming increasingly popular on Facebook. The new mobile VR app Facebook 360 gives Gear VR users an easy way to immerse themselves in this 360° content.