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Asus Zenfone AR goes on sale in Taiwan (Daydream, Tango-compatible phone with 8GB RAM)

The Asus Zenfone AR is the first smartphone that’s compatible with both Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform and Google’s Tango technology for creating 3D maps of real-world environments. Unveiled at CES in January, the Zenfone AR is now available for purchase… if you happen to be in Taiwan. A global launch is expected to come […]

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Asus Zenfone AR coming this summer (with Daydream & Tango features)

The first phone to support both Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform and Google’s Tango 3D mapping technology is coming this summer. Asus unveiled the Zenfone AR earlier this year, and the company is showing off an updated prototype at the Computex show in Taiwan this week… where officials told Engadget the phone is set to launch […]

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Standalone Daydream VR headsets feature “Worldsense” position tracking

Lenovo and HTC plan to launch some of the first standalone Daydream VR headsets later this year, and Google has developed a reference platform with Qualcomm that will let other companies bring their own to market. Since these devices don’t use your phone or a computer, all you have to do is put on the […]

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Google introduces Daydream 2.0 Euphrates for phones, standalone VR headsets

About half a year after the launch of Google’s Daydream View, it’s still the only headset compatible with Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform. But the company says there are currently 8 phones with Daydream support, and several more on the way including upcoming models from LG, Asus, and Motorola. Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 […]

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Google Daydream standalone VR headsets coming in 2017

Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform launched in 2016, allowing you to use a supported smartphone with a Daydream-compatible headset for a high-quality VR experience. But a year after Google unveiled the platform, there are still only a handful of Daydream-compatible phones and only a single Daydream-compatible headset (the one made by Google). So what’s next? […]

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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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ZTE Axon 7 receives Android N update, becomes cheapest Daydream-ready smartphone

The ZTE Axon 7 smartphone features a 5.5 inch QHD AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. And it sells for $400 (or less), making it pretty affordable for a phone with those specs. When ZTE first unveiled the Axon 7, the company said it had one other special […]

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Half a dozen Android phones support Google’s Daydream VR platform

When Google launched its Daydream virtual reality platform for Android phones, the only smartphone that officially supported the feature was the Google Pixel (and Pixel XL, if you want to call that two phones instead of one). Now there are about half a dozen Daydream-ready phones, although not all of them are available for purchase […]

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Asus Zenfone AR is the first phone with both Google Tango and Daydream VR and augmented reality support

As expected, Asus has unveiled a new phone that supports Google’s Tango technology for creating 3D maps of the world around you and interacting with them… and which also supports Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform. That makes the Asus Zenfone AR the first phone to support both Tango and Daydream, and it’s also only the […]

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Asus Zenfone AR is a Google Tango phone with Snapdragon 821 (leaked a bit early)

Google’s Tango platform for augmented-reality enables phone and tablet makers to leverage Google’s technology for games, home decorating and repair, and other applications that use the phone’s cameras and sensors to blur the lines between digital and real-life environments. Lenovo launched the first commercially-available Tango phone in 2016. Now Asus is getting ready to launch […]