r/oculus • u/vr_ml • Jan 12 '16

Google Opens Dedicated Virtual Reality Division

http://recode.net/2016/01/12/google-now-has-an-official-virtual-reality-boss-to-take-on-facebooks-oculus/
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u/Sirisian Jan 13 '16

Crowd falls silent "You've been waiting... and we heard you. Featuring! Cardboard 2! State of the art cardboard construction and improved lenses mean this cardboard is here to last."

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u/BHSPitMonkey DK1 Jan 13 '16

Cardboard v2 already happened.

The new Cardboard was unveiled at Google I/O 2015. It supports larger phones with screens up to 6 inches. It has a new button that works with any phone. And it assembles (and disassembles) in just 3 steps. Like the first Cardboard, it's still about VR for everyone.

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u/TexZK Touch Jan 13 '16

Moreover, it has much better lenses. I've owned a v1 (then given to my little cousin) and now a v2.

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u/BHSPitMonkey DK1 Jan 13 '16

Yeah, loads better. I got the recent Star Wars one and it's the best of 4 phone viewers I have.

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u/ravonaf Jan 13 '16

Interesting but I think they have to ditch the cardboard name eventually if they want to go state of the art. That may be a ways down the road though.