Google has added a new Virtual Reality product category on the Google Store. Better yet, it is already selling a number of virtual reality smartphone accessories through it. Go exploring. Tour world-famous landmarks, step into outer space, and relive your favorite vacation photos in VR, all from the comfort of your smartphone. Three different devices are currently being offered. Along with Google’s own Cardboard, […]
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All-in-one Google VR headset in the works?
Google’s virtual reality ambitions are growing larger. Following rumours that it was working on a new version of its very successful Google Cardboard VR headset, a new report by The Wall Street Journal suggests that it is also working on an “all-in-one virtual-reality headset” that would require neither a smartphone, computer or game console to operate. The report adds that this […]
Google working on next generation Google Cardboard VR headset?
Google has shipped more than 5 million Google Cardboard VR viewers since first unveiling it at Google I/O 2014. The virtual reality market has gotten more crowded since then. While Cardboard provides a decent introduction to VR, anyone hooked will soon be looking for a more capable and comfortable headset. Alternatives already include the recently unveiled US$99 consumer version of Samsung Gear VR. […]
More than 5 million Google Cardboard VR viewers shipped
Virtual reality can be a costly proposition. The Oculus Rift can be pre-ordered for US$599 (about CA$850) and the upcoming HTC Vive is expected to fall in the same price range. If you’re looking for cheaper, the consumer version of the Samsung Gear VR headset goes for US$99 (CA$140) but you’ll need a Samsung smartphone to go with it. Even cheaper […]
HTC denies rumours of Vive VR spin-off
HTC today released an official statement in response to rumours that it was considering spinning off its Vive virtual reality business into a separate company owned by itself and HTC CEO and Chairwoman Cher Wang. The terse statement denies the rumours, indicating that its VR business still stay in-house. The full statement reads: Recent media reports in Taiwan, such as […]
HTC to spin off Vive VR business as separate company?
HTC is not the company it once was. Once among the leading smartphone manufacturers, it is now struggling to remain relevant in an ultra-competitive market that has already claimed many victims. Like many other companies, it has tipped a toe into the virtual reality space with its upcoming HTC Vive headset as it tries to catch the next big technology wave. A […]