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Get a free Google Cardboard headset (Star Wars edition)

Looking for an easy and affordable way to give this whole virtual reality craze a try? It doesn’t get much simpler than Google Cardboard… and right now it doesn’t get much cheaper either, because Google is giving away free Star Wars-themed Cardboard headsets. Just visit the Play Store, choose you design (R2-D2, BB-8, Kylo Ren, […]

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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 […]

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View-Master VR headset now available for $30 (compatible with Google Cardboard)

Toy maker Mattel has brought the classic View-Master into the 21st century. Earlier this year the company announced plans to launch a Google Cardboard-compatible virtual reality headset that lets you drop a smartphone into a case, hold it up to your eyes, and explore virtual environments. Now it’s available for purchase for $30. And while […]

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OnePlus is giving away Cardboard VR headsets (for your phone)

Smartphone maker OnePlus plans to reveal its second phone on July 27th, and the company is holding an unusual press event: the whole thing will be streamed live over the internet in virtual reality. But what if you don’t have a VR headset? No problem… OnePlus is giving them away. Well, kind of. OnePlus designed […]

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Google Cardboard for iOS: Hands-on with the low-cost VR headset

Google announced an updated version of Google Cardboard last week, allowing the low-cost virtual reality headset to work with larger sized smartphones. It is also easier to put together, and is now compatible with iOS devices. Android users have had a full year with the do-it-yourself VR kit. But, if you are wondering how the experience fairs on […]

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Mattel uses Google Cardboard VR platform to update View-Master for the 21st Century

The New York Toy Fair, the world’s largest annual toy convention starts this week. On the first day press were allowed inside, Mattel dropped a huge announcement that it will be revamping its View-Master to be compatible with the Google Cardboard virtual reality platform. Now, instead of needing cardboard frames to see images pop out […]

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Buy an LG G3 smartphone, get a virtual reality headset (that uses your phone)

Samsung sells a virtual reality headset that’s powered by your smartphone for about $200. LG plans to give one away for free. VR for G3 is a new plastic contraption that you can strap to your head to put your LG G3 smartphone directly in front of your eyeballs. It’ll be available to folks who […]