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June 18, 2014

Samsung’s ‘Gear VR’ trademark sounds a lot like a virtual reality headset

by John_A

Heard some of those Samsung VR headset murmurs? Well, you probably heard them from us, but here’s the latest updates: the company has just registered a trademark for “Gear VR”. The Engadget editorial team had posited a few naming ideas for Samsung’s VR wearable on a recent podcast, but it seems the company is keeping it simple. Gear would fold mean device would fold into its family of wearables, while VR stands for… well, we’re not going to spell it out.

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Filed under: Cellphones, Displays, Wearables, Mobile, Samsung

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