This week we're hearing again – and potentially seeing – the Samsung virtual reality headset. This headset is said to be similar to Google's #cardboard setup, allowing you to make use of your ...

There's also a focus dial on top, so already this Samsung VR headset looks more mature than what Google is offering in a cardboard box. How will the smartphone be connected to Gear VR?

SamMobile explains that Samsung has been working on making a modular VR headset which would allow the docking of a Galaxy device connected to the headset via USB.

The Gear VR is more akin to Google's Cardboard project than the Oculus Rift in that it requires users to insert a smartphone - in this case, that phone is none other than the Note 4.

Owning the best virtual reality headset is vital to enjoying an immersive gaming experience. Both Google and Samsung have something ingenious to offer in this arena.

Samsung’s headset requires a Galaxy Note 4 mobile phone and costs $199. More significant is Samsung providing its own VR app store which will make sure there’s content to view on the headset.

Samsung has released pricing and availability info about its new Gear VR headset that's compatible with Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones.

Samsung Gear VR is a virtual-reality headset that uses the company's new Galaxy Note 4 as its main display. It looks a little like an Oculus Rift, and a "powered by Oculus" logo appears on the side.

Samsung became the latest major tech giant to enter the increasingly crowded virtual reality headset market on Wednesday, teaming up with Facebook's Oculus VR to announce the Galaxy VR.

Even Google is getting in on the virtual reality game. At the end of the search giant's I/O 2014 keynote, Sundar Pichai announced that everyone in attendance would get a nondescript cardboard ...