Google Cardboard Now is Bigger and Comes with iOS Support

Google Cardboard is the simplest virtual reality headset in the market today. It is cheap, easy and it works with your phone. Google has announced some improvements in the next version of Google Cardboard in the company’s I/O developer event this year. However, it is still far away when compared with other virtual reality headset in the market nowadays such as Oculus, HTC’s Vive and Project Morpheus. One thing for sure is that Google Cardboard is made of cardboard whereas the rest is made from metal.

In the new version, Google Cardboard will support iOS, therefore, you can just put any iPhone into the slot in the Cardboard and you can experience a virtual reality. On top of that, the new version of Google Cardboard will support bigger smartphone in term of size. It can support smartphone which has up to 6-inch size. Therefore, as long as the size of the smartphone is smaller than 6-inch, you can use it with the Google Cardboard.

In the new version, it is also going to be easier to assemble. Instead of needing to do 12 steps to assemble the Google Cardboard, it only needs 3 steps now. It seems like Google aim by inventing Google Cardboard is not to compete with the other virtual reality headset but rather to bring it to schools for the students to experience the virtual reality as it is the future.

Google Cardboard Now is Bigger and Comes with iOS Support

The View-Master VR headset comes with Google Cardboard compatibility

The View Master is one of the very early players in virtual reality headsets an now the company is back in action. This time Google and Mattel have partnered to create the new View-Master that is now based on the newly announced Google Cardboard. This new VR headset is to bring a kid-friendly interface and comes with a very similar shape to the Google Cardboard.

It also has kept reels. Unlike the original reels, which were just cardboard disks with photographic films, these reels would provide a Street View type digital experience for photography of some indentified locations. This is very much similar to the Nintendo 3DS and AR Cards.

Anyway, the new View-Master will cost $30 when it comes out in the fall and a pack of three reels will go for $15. The software and the reels will be compatible with Google Cardboard and Cardboard apps will work with the View-Master.

This new View-Master VR headset would just cost $30 along with a pack of three reels for additional $15. The software for the same is said to be compatible with Google Cardboard and its apps. Today, there are many other players in the VR headset market like LG, Samsung and others. Take a look at the video below.

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The View-Master VR headset comes with Google Cardboard compatibility

Use Google Cardboard and Volvo Reality App to Test Drive the new Volvo XC90 SUV

Google had casually announced Google Cardboard at the end of its I/O keynote. Google Cardboard is a simple and inexpensive approach to experience virtual reality. It transforms your Android smartphone into a virtual reality headset. Volvo seems to be the first company to make use of Google Cardboard to promote its brand.

In ordered to promote its upcoming re-designed Volvo XC90 SUV, the company has developed a “Volvo Reality” app that takes the user on a leisurely virtual drive accompanied by music along the way. The drive consists of various episodes for the users to experience virtual driving in diverse environments and at different times of the day. One episode is available at the time of launch of the app with more to follow soon.

Have a look at the video below:

The cardboard unit is paired with the Android app which takes you on a virtual drive in the XC90. App for iOS devices is coming soon. The cardboard is similar to the one shown at the Google I/O but in black color and has the Volvo brand on it. The app is available on Google Play and also works without the Google Cardboard.

 

The Volvo Reality app works best on Samsung Galaxy S4 & above, Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Google Nexus 4 & above, and the Moto X. The app and the Cardboard are available for free. The Cardboard can be ordered through the app from November 18 onward and can be used with any Cardboard-enabled app.

So, ready to go on a virtual reality drive in the Volvo XC90?

 

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Use Google Cardboard and Volvo Reality App to Test Drive the new Volvo XC90 SUV

Google Cardboard offers Weird respond To Virtual Reality

At the end of Google’s I/O keynote, the company casually said it would be handing out pieces of cardboard to attendees, asking that folks use the #cardboard hashtag to document their experiences.It wasn’t a late April Fools joke from Google, especially after spending more than two hours not doing much onstage.

Instead of spending $2 billion for its own virtual reality technology, Google is taking an absolutely “simple, fun and inexpensive” approach for people to experience VR. “That’s the goal of the Google Cardboard project.” This is probably the most unusual product we’ve ever seen from Google—and there have been some damn weird ones. Maybe that is why Google neglected to mention Glass onstage at I/O keynote?

Google Cardboard is a transformation into an awesome virtual reality headset. Along with the headset, Google launched an Cardboard Android app with a variety of demo applications.It includes Google Earth flyover, a VR-enabled Street View demo,360-degree video viewer where users can drive through Paris and Tour Guide, , where users take a virtual tour of Versailles. But the main idea is for developers to write their own VR apps using the accompanying software VR Toolkit, which was also released in the I/O conference.

Google Cardboard app is a 188MB file that works on any phone running Android 4.1 or later. The app and headset are fully compatible with Google Nexus 4 and 5, Motorola’s Moto X, Samsung Galaxy S4 and S5 and the Galaxy Nexus.With the app installed, you can place the phone inside Cardboard, close it up using the attached Velcro tabs, and an NFC tag inside the box automatically launches the app.

Google has posted instructions for building cardboard of your own.”We’re keeping the hardware and software open to encourage community participation and compatibility with VR content available elsewhere,” Google’s VR Toolkit developer page explains

Q: Can we use a pizza box for the cardboard?

A: Yes. Make sure you order an extra large.

You can also use a diaper box, a package from Amazon, a large-sized cereal box and maybe even an iMac box. Just check your apartment complex’s dumpster for the best and weirdest selection.

 

Google Cardboard offers Weird respond To Virtual Reality