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AccuWeather Launches Virtual Reality App for Samsung Gear VR Headset

AccuWeather launched a virtual reality app for Samsung’s Gear VR headset that allows users to experience and interact with 360-degree video content, weather information and updates, said the company. Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy Note5,…

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Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge can use the AccuWeather app by snapping their phone to a Gear VR and watching 360-degree videos of severe weather events, including a close-up viral video of a tornado in Wray, Colorado, that had nearly 1.5 million YouTube views, it said. Users also can immerse themselves in real-time weather animations including rain, snow, thunderstorms and clouds, it said. The company expects to add new VR videos each week.