Cronin: Samsung Gear VR is priced at $100 plus smartphone cost
Beau Cronin · a16z Podcast | The Present State and Future Possibility of Virtual Reality · Jan 2, 2019 · at 4:01
Beau Cronin, computational neuroscience expert at Andreessen Horowitz, outlines the retail price point of consumer mobile VR hardware.
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“Now Sam, with the Gear VR, you have something that's available for anyone to buy for a hundred dollars on top of the price of A Samsung phone.”
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