Google will release new video glasses, and this is not Google Cardboard

This is a plastic version of the Google Cardboard from LG. Perhaps this is exactly what the new VR device from Google will look like?

It seems that Google is going to release another model of video glasses. And it will not be Google Cardboard. The device will be plastic, perhaps the corporation will add some new features. In general, this is another attempt by Google to gain a foothold in the nascent, but already highly competitive video glasses market.

As for Google Cardboard, this cardboard device with lenses was launched as a separate project in 2014. The system was very inexpensive, the display of the phone is used as the screen here. The new model will obviously be more expensive, since it plans to use motion detectors, higher-grade lenses, and high-quality plastic.

All this is done to ensure a better immersion into virtual reality.
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Google cardboard

The device itself is a real project, not a concept, writes Businessinsider. The corporation plans to release the device later this year, closer to its second half. Perhaps the device will become a new platform, the center of the VR-ecosystem, although it's too early to talk about it. Other companies are also releasing their versions of video glasses. For example, Facebook launches the long-awaited Oculus Rift VR on many people, and Apple also gets involved in the “virtual” race.

In addition to hardware, Google plans to upgrade its software, Android VR. In this case, the function of virtual reality can be integrated directly into the Android operating system, and not be distributed as a separate application.

What Google is talking about sounds quite familiar - this is how Samsung's Gear VR works. Here, too, a plastic case, lenses, plus a smartphone screen is used. This is not exactly Google Cardboard .

The new VR device can be demonstrated at the annual IO conference from Google, it will be held in May this year. And the product itself is likely to be released in September. Well, while we wait, you can try this kind of virtual reality helmet - this is a fairly advanced device in a convenient case.