What was predicted by many analysts at the beginning of this year, finally happened. Google is at the conference for developers Google I/O 2016 unveiled its new virtual reality headset VR Daydream. This helmet is the logical development of the ideas laid cardboard glasses Google Cardboard, and is largely similar to the Gear VR from Samsung. Nevertheless, the concept of the conquest of the VR market, prompted the largest search engine in the world largely different from the strategy of the Koreans.
Daydream VR is a headset that uses as its smartphone. This smartphone will have to meet certain requirements of developers of Google. It must be built a certain set of sensors, and it will be impossible to do without a certain quality of the screen. While the headset is compatible with smartphones, will produce eight different developers: Samsung, HTC, LG, Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and Alcatel. In this regard, the Google company beat Samsung in terms of availability of VR technology to users, because the Gear VR works only in conjunction with smartphones South Korean manufacturer.
At the moment, Google is developing contacts with producers of media content, including with renowned studios, companies like Netflix and IMAX, as well as video game developers (in the list of partners were seen EA and Ubisoft). Headset will go on sale roughly in the autumn of this year, complete with a tiny remote control that responds to motion in space. With it, you will be able to take and move a variety of objects inside virtual reality, as well as to use 3D-interface different VR-applications. Price of the device is not reported.
Google introduced its virtual reality headset VR Daydream
Sergey Grey