Google's plan to bring VR to the masses "KEY IS GE
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Posted On: 05/19/2016 9:27:30 PM
Google's plan to bring VR to the masses "KEY IS GETTING IT TO THE HOME"
Google may be getting serious about virtual reality, but it's not straying too far from its DIY roots. That may be the key to getting VR into everyone's homes.
The company is going to make and sell its own headset, a sequel to the paper-based Cardboard, Google VR lead Clay Bavor said on Thursday. It's sticking with the smartphone-based approach to virtual reality, with a headset that turns your existing phone into the screen.
It's also teaming up with IMAX to make a new camera rig for capturing cinema-quality VR video.
At its annual Google I/O keynote on Wednesday, Google (GOOGL, Tech30) announced a new virtual reality ecosystem called Daydream. A combination of hardware and software, it will add a VR mode to Android N so compatible devices can be used as viewers.
To make sure the next wave of Android phones are optimized for this kind of multitasking, Google is working with manufacturers to make sure they add the right sensors and screens.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/19/technology/go...-stack-dom
Google may be getting serious about virtual reality, but it's not straying too far from its DIY roots. That may be the key to getting VR into everyone's homes.
The company is going to make and sell its own headset, a sequel to the paper-based Cardboard, Google VR lead Clay Bavor said on Thursday. It's sticking with the smartphone-based approach to virtual reality, with a headset that turns your existing phone into the screen.
It's also teaming up with IMAX to make a new camera rig for capturing cinema-quality VR video.
At its annual Google I/O keynote on Wednesday, Google (GOOGL, Tech30) announced a new virtual reality ecosystem called Daydream. A combination of hardware and software, it will add a VR mode to Android N so compatible devices can be used as viewers.
To make sure the next wave of Android phones are optimized for this kind of multitasking, Google is working with manufacturers to make sure they add the right sensors and screens.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/05/19/technology/go...-stack-dom
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