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Google to Have 11 Daydream-Ready Phones by Year’s End

Tim July 25, 2017 21

Noted during a recent earnings call, Google's Sundar Pichai declared there will be eleven Daydream-ready Android devices by year's end. Considering there is only a handful of compatible devices now, we'll likely be hearing more about this rather soon. As of...

Samsung and ESPN Pair Up to Stream X Games in VR

Tim July 10, 2017 5

Samsung announced a new VR experience for Gear VR owners this morning, thanks to a partnership with ESPN. Starting this Thursday through Saturday, select events at this year's X Games will be streamed in virtual reality. With this, you'll be able to watch the...

Google’s New VR180 Video Format Makes Creating, Enjoying VR Content Easier

Tim June 22, 2017 8

Detailed for the first time today, Google and the Daydream team have a new video format called VR180. With it, they want creators to more easily produce content that not only looks good in VR headsets, but on standard displays, too. According to Google's blog...

Daydream 2.0 Will Introduce Casting, Screen Recording

Kellen May 18, 2017 15

Google's Daydream VR platform is getting a major update this year to v2.0. It's called Euphrates and Google says to expect a bunch of new features, like Casting of your VR session to a nearby TV. In the revamped menu in Daydream 2.0, you'll now see clearer...

Qualcomm Intros Virtual Reality Dev. Kit Based on Snapdragon 835 Platform

Tim February 23, 2017 4

Much news coming from Qualcomm this morning, all focused on the company's drive to get better VR experiences into the hands of users across the globe. Announced today, Qualcomm has Virtual Reality Development Kit (VRDK) units for select content makers. Based...

HTC is Officially Planning Some Sort of Mobile VR Unit That Isn’t Just a Phone in a Headset

Kellen February 15, 2017 29

HTC, a VR company finally admitting to being a VR company, is planning to go mobile with its VR division this year, according to CNET UK who spoke with HTC CFO Chia-lin Chang during an HTC U Ultra event this week. During the brief interview, Chang confirmed ...

Google Opens Up Daydream App Development to All

Tim January 25, 2017 4

Since Daydream's official launch for developers back in September, 2016, Google has limited access to the platform to seemingly those it trusted to make good content. Today, those limitations have apparently been lifted, with access for publishing Daydream...

These Phones Work With Google Daydream

Kellen January 17, 2017 27

Google's Daydream VR experience is still so new that there aren't many phones that currently work with it. It first launched in November only on the Pixel and Pixel XL, but in recent weeks it has expanded to others, including the Moto Z and Moto Z Force. Of...