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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b33d75fe-cc5a-11e5-be0b-b7ece4e953a0.html#axzz44QFknVJj
Looks like Google has made a proper successor to cardboard and is competing in the mobile market to rival not only the Gear VR, but the big boys too.
Key points:
*Google is expected to release its rival headset, alongside new Android VR technology, this year.
*The updated Google headset will be compatible with a much broader range of Android devices than Gear VR, which only works with a handful of recent Samsung Galaxy smartphone models, as the Alphabet unit tries to bring the technology to a wider audience.
*Google is hoping to improve the quality of the mobile VR viewing experience by embedding new software directly into its Android smartphone operating system.
*The creation of a mobile VR headset that works with more than just Oculus software and Samsung phones will mark the opening of a new front in Google’s wide-ranging rivalry with Facebook.
*Some industry analysts predict that mobile VR will achieve mainstream appeal more quickly than the more sophisticated but expensive Oculus Rift or Sony’s PlayStation VR.
*Google is also a significant investor in the more long-term and ambitious concept of “mixed reality”. Last week, it was part of a large group of investors that put nearly $800m into Magic Leap, a Florida-based start-up working on a headset that uses light-field technology to project realistic images directly into the eye.
Looks like Google has made a proper successor to cardboard and is competing in the mobile market to rival not only the Gear VR, but the big boys too.
Key points:
*Google is expected to release its rival headset, alongside new Android VR technology, this year.
*The updated Google headset will be compatible with a much broader range of Android devices than Gear VR, which only works with a handful of recent Samsung Galaxy smartphone models, as the Alphabet unit tries to bring the technology to a wider audience.
*Google is hoping to improve the quality of the mobile VR viewing experience by embedding new software directly into its Android smartphone operating system.
*The creation of a mobile VR headset that works with more than just Oculus software and Samsung phones will mark the opening of a new front in Google’s wide-ranging rivalry with Facebook.
*Some industry analysts predict that mobile VR will achieve mainstream appeal more quickly than the more sophisticated but expensive Oculus Rift or Sony’s PlayStation VR.
*Google is also a significant investor in the more long-term and ambitious concept of “mixed reality”. Last week, it was part of a large group of investors that put nearly $800m into Magic Leap, a Florida-based start-up working on a headset that uses light-field technology to project realistic images directly into the eye.