Google will release new video glasses, and it's not Google Cardboard

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

It seems that Google is about to release the next 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 market for video glasses.

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

All this is done to ensure a better immersion in virtual reality.


Google Cardboard

The device itself is a real project, not a concept, writes Businessinsider. The corporation plans to release the device 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 also release their versions of video glasses. So, Facebook launches the market long awaited by many Oculus Rift VR, gets involved in the "virtual" race and Apple.

In addition to hardware, Google plans to update its software, Android VR. At the same time, the virtual reality function can be integrated directly into the Android operating system, and not be distributed as a separate application.

What Google talks about sounds pretty familiar - that's how Samsung's Gear VR works. Here, too, a plastic case, lenses, plus a smartphone screen is used. This is no longer quite a 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 virtual reality helmet - This is a fairly advanced device in a convenient case.