Since the Samsung Gear VR was introduced in 2014 there have been complaints of overheating issues. The second Innovator Edition was equipped with a small fan inside but to only prevent the lens from fogging.

Surely from the amount of complaints Samsung should have been aware of this issue. The Gear VR Consumer Edition was released in 2015. Cheaper, lighter, redesigned touchpad, more room for glasses and supports more phones.

OUR STORY
We purchased the Gear VR Consumer Edition. Being somewhat VR virgins we were excited to start playing with our new Gear VR and experience real virtual reality. We started off with 360 VR pics. The pics were amazing. It felt like you could just leave the world behind and just get lost in virtual reality. Then we advanced to one of the scariest VR games ever, "Dreadhalls". After about 20 to 25 mins into the game we noticed little interruptions and then a message appeared "Please remove your mobile device and let it cool down before resuming". When unclipping the phone we noticed that it was extremely hot. We put it next to a fan to cool down. This was a huge disappoint for such a spectacular product. We loved our new Gear VR and didn't want to send it back but every time we got into a game we were interrupted by overheating and cool down time. There were suggestions to solving the overheating problem. Like, closing open apps during usage, using a frozen gelpack between the goggles and cover, sit in front of a fan or a/c vent. We thought to ourselves, something better has to be done that wouldn't create condensation that may leak on your phone screen and cause water damage or cause you allergies from sitting in front of a dusty fan or a/c vent. I mean the Gear VR is suppose to be a mobile VR headset so you can move freely while enjoying your virtual reality experience without frustration of overheating, right?

CUVR
So with a 3D Printer and creative thinking by our inventor CUVR was designed. CUVR is a cooling cover designed to fit the Samsung Gear VR both Innovator & Consumer Editions. It features a fan to eliminate overheating, wireless charger to charge phone while in usage, rechargeable battery, on/off buttons controlling fan and charger, lights indicating charging and 4 colors to choose from. CUVR has extended usage time up to 1 1/2 hours to 4 hours so you can play games, watch movies, use your Gear VR on a flight without the interruption of overheating.

We were so excited about CUVR that we decided to share it with other Gear VR users.