There appears to be nothing virtual about Google’s interest in VR. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times (paywalls) this past week, Google is looking to expand its virtual reality offering with a new headset.
Currently, the company’s only foray into VR has been the Cardboard—a literal piece of cardboard that sells for about $20, which users can strap any cellphone into to get a somewhat more immersive video-watching experience than just holding a phone in their hands. According to the FT, Google is looking to build a more robust version of that headset, made of plastic and with additional motion-tracking sensors, akin to what Samsung released late last year with the Gear VR….
Source: Google is reportedly working on an actual virtual reality headset – Quartz
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