Google Cardboard helped kickstart the virtual reality space in 2014 by providing an inexpensive way to experience VR and 360 degree videos. Slide your existing phone into a contraption made from folded cardboard and a couple of special lenses and you could step into new worlds while spending around $10 to $20. But Google has […]
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These cardboard kits turn old iPhones into MIDI foot controllers
Have an old iPhone lying around? You can use it as a spare phone, a portable media player, or remote control. Or you can step on it… to use it as a music controller. Beat Bars has introduced a set of cardboard kits that let you transform an old iPhone into a MIDI footswitch or […]
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Google Cardboard goes open source (as Google moves away from smartphone VR)
Folks who attended the Google IO conference in 2013 got a free Chromebook Pixel worth $1,300. A year later, Google gave attendees a piece of cardboard… But Google Cardboard was a surprise hit of Google IO 2014, because when you followed the company’s instructions to fold up the cardboard, insert glasses, and then put your […]
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Nyko’s PixelQuest turns Nintendo Switch into a mini arcade cabinet (with cardboard)
Cats have known for years that cardboard isn’t just for shipping packages in. But these days cardboard is also having its moment as a tech accessory. A few years after Google introduced a cardboard kit that could turn a smartphone into a virtual reality headset, Nintendo introduced its Labo family of cardboard kits that you […]
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Nintendo Labo turns the Switch into a piano, fishing rod, robot or more… with cardboard kits
3 Comments on Nintendo Labo turns the Switch into a piano, fishing rod, robot or more… with cardboard kitsCardboard: it’s not just for boxes (and cheap virtual reality headsets) anymore. Nintendo has launched a new set of cardboard kits that you can assemble at home to extend the functionality of a Nintendo Switch game console in ways that are… honestly kind of odd, but also very cool. Nintendo Labo is a platform that […]
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Do you actually use smartphone-based VR systems? (Daydream, Cardboard, Gear VR)
A few weeks ago a friend who doesn’t keep up on the latest tech trends asked me about virtual reality, so I explained that right now you can break things into expensive, PC-based systems like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, or cheaper, but less powerful smartphone-based solutions like Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, and […]
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Google’s VR views bring 360-degree content to web, mobile apps
Google wants to bring 360 degree photos and videos to more websites and mobile apps, and the company has launched a new tool called VR view to do it. Google says Android and iOS app developers can add 360 degree images or videos to their sites by using the Google Cardboard SDK and adding a […]
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Google said to be developing a VR headset (that doesn’t use your smartphone)
Oculus, HTC, and Sony are expected to launch virtual reality headsets this year, but Google beat all of those companies to the punch when it introduced a piece of folded cardboard with a few lenses that lets you use your phone for virtual reality and 360-degree video experiences. Now the company is reportedly getting ready […]
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VR for the masses: Over 5 million Cardboard headsets shipped
There’s probably no cheaper way to experience virtual reality (or at least 360-degree video experiences) than with Google Cardboard. Just pick up a kit for around $10 – $20, fold it together, and slide your phone into place to turn it into a VR headset. So are people actually doing that? Yep. Google says in […]
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Lilbits 310: Google protects Cardboard
Google Cardboard is a platform for turning your smartphone into a virtual reality headset using a folded piece of cardboard and a few lenses to adjust the focal distance. It’s probably the cheapest way to experience VR, assuming you’ve already got a phone. A growing number of mobile apps let you do everything from explore […]