Google jumped into virtual reality in a low-cost, low-key way a few years ago when the company introduced Cardboard: a platform that literally let you put a smartphone into a cardboard headset to experience 360-degree videos and other basic VR content. The company stepped things up a bit in 2016 with the launch of the […]
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Plex brings your video library to Google Daydream VR
Plex has added support for Google’s Daydream virtual reality platform, which means you can put on a Daydream View headset, fire up the Plex VR app, and watch your movies, TV shows, and other videos on a virtual movie theater-sized screen. If you’re not familiar with Plex, it’s a media center application that lets you […]
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HTC reveals Vive Focus standalone VR headset (but cancels its Google Daydream-compatible headset)
Comments Off on HTC reveals Vive Focus standalone VR headset (but cancels its Google Daydream-compatible headset)HTC was one of the first companies that said it would build a standalone virtual reality headset that uses Google’s Daydream VR platform. Now the company has unveiled its first VR headset that doesn’t need a phone or a PC to function… and not only is it not a Daydream device, but HTC says it’s […]
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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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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 […]