Samsung's Gear 360 VR camera gets a release date

SAN FRANCISCO — Samsung is finally giving its consumer 360-degree VR camera a release date.

The Gear 360 camera, which Samsung first revealed in February, will go on sale April 29, Samsung announced at its annual developer conference Wednesday.

The company hasn't yet revealed a price, but one retailer already has it listed for $399.99. 

The Gear 360 is one of two virtual-reality cameras Samsung is working on, though it's the only consumer-facing one. Project Beyond, which Samsung first revealed in late 2014, is a sophisticated, drone-like camera for professional filmmakers. Samsung hasn't yet given Project Beyond a release date or price.

Samsung's Gear 360 joins an increasingly crowded market of 360-degree cameras for virtual reality, though its $400 price tag would make it one of the cheaper offerings we've seen. But, given that it's meant to complement Samsung's $99 Gear VR headset, the lower price makes sense. 

During the keynote at Wednesday's developer conference, Samsung executives spoke at length about the company's vision for the future of virtual reality, noting that there are still many areas they need to improve.

One such areas is the dizziness and nausea that many people still experience in virtual reality, While Samsung didn't address this during its keynote, the company has previously unveiled an experimental set of headphones meant to trick your brain into "feeling" motion to reduce the chance of motion sickness. 

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