A few months after making its Cardboard VR platform open source, Google has quietly ended sales for its Cardboard VR, the inexpensive cardboard-based phone viewers that could be used to experience ...

Why it matters: A quick check over on the Google Store reveals that the $15 viewer is no longer available for purchase. Third-party solutions are still on sale from outlets like Amazon and eBay if you ...

One of the biggest reasons of going with cardboard for Google Cardboard was to get these viewers into the hands of as many people as possible. But while many vendors are selling their Cardboard ...

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Google’s finally allowing customers in (some) countries outside the US to buy its Cardboard VR viewers directly from the Google Store. Listed at £15 for a single Cardboard viewer in the UK, the ...

Google has released an open source project for its Google Cardboard to allow developers to build additional experiences and add support to their apps for various smartphone screen solutions and ...

Last month, Google stopped selling Daydream View as modern Android phones — including the Pixel 4 — lack support. The company’s mobile virtual reality offerings are being further diminished today as ...

The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are incredible devices, but they're far out of the range of an impulse purchase for most of us. We're talking about spending $600 to $800 on a headset and accessories ...

Google has unveiled a new photography app for Android, which allows you to take 360-degree, virtual reality photos with your phone. The Cardboard Camera app can stitch together panoramic images, which ...

Google's Cardboard virtual reality platform has the most accessible VR experiences out there, with the optical viewers not only cheap to buy, but supported by a huge catalogue of virtual experiences, ...

Though VR is finally making its rounds into households around the globe, the lack of content is its most notable concern. Especially outside of games and movies, virtual reality is sparsely found in ...

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said it had shipped 5 million units of the Google Cardboard viewer, a wearable device that allows users to experience virtual reality through mobile apps. The company ...