Samsung introduced its next big thing a launch event in Barcelona last night, and it wasn’t a smartphone.<br />The company’s latest flagship mobile device, the Galaxy S7, was more of a supporting act to a bigger theme that Samsung is chasing along with other electronics manufacturers: virtual reality.<br />Members of the audience were treated to Samsung’s latest Gear VR headsets at the launch event, through which they could watch a 360-degree video of people playing freestyle soccer on the streets of Barcelona.<br />Once everyone removed their headsets, they were surprised to see Facebook FB +2.92% CEO Mark Zuckerberg grinning up on stage in his grey t-shirt.<br />He wasn’t there to talk about the S7, but the promise of virtual reality.<br />Virtual reality was the next platform, he told the audience.<br />“It’s going to change the way we live and work and communicate.”
