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10-04-2016, 04:20 PM
Five months after teasing its new virtual reality hardware at the annual I/O developer conference, Google’s Daydream has finally become reality.
Catch up on-everything at Google's hardware event: Pixel phones, 4K Chromecast, and more (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3127363/hardware/everything-at-googles-hardware-event-pixel-phones-4k-chromecast-and-more.html)
The company formally revealed its Daydream View VR headset on Tuesday, along with a pair of potent Pixel (formerly Nexus) phones (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3127330/android/google-launches-two-pixel-phones-the-showcase-for-google-assistant.html) capable of powering the hardware. Combined with the native VR mode support baked into Android Nougat (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3106421/android/20-new-features-in-android-7-0-nougat.html), all of the pieces are in place for Google’s bid to seize the premium mobile virtual reality crown from Samsung. To that end, Google’s Daydream VR headset will sell for even less than Samsung’s $100 Gear VR when it launches in November, costing just $80.
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Catch up on-everything at Google's hardware event: Pixel phones, 4K Chromecast, and more (http://www.pcworld.com/article/3127363/hardware/everything-at-googles-hardware-event-pixel-phones-4k-chromecast-and-more.html)
The company formally revealed its Daydream View VR headset on Tuesday, along with a pair of potent Pixel (formerly Nexus) phones (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3127330/android/google-launches-two-pixel-phones-the-showcase-for-google-assistant.html) capable of powering the hardware. Combined with the native VR mode support baked into Android Nougat (http://www.greenbot.com/article/3106421/android/20-new-features-in-android-7-0-nougat.html), all of the pieces are in place for Google’s bid to seize the premium mobile virtual reality crown from Samsung. To that end, Google’s Daydream VR headset will sell for even less than Samsung’s $100 Gear VR when it launches in November, costing just $80.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here (http://cdmagurus.com/article/3127594/virtual-reality/googles-fabric-clad-daydream-view-headset-aims-to-make-mobile-vr-easy-peasy.html#jump)
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