South Korea's tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. recently obtained government certification for its virtual reality headset, a state agency said Tuesday, creating a buzz that the new product may be showcased at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) Berlin next month.
The National Radio Research Agency, a state-run institution under the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, said it has recently granted the world's top maker of smartphones a radio wave certificate for the product named "Gear VR," with a model number of SM-R320.