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November 2016
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Very inexpensive VR headset
Comes with a remote control
Fabric design and flashy colors
Polished VR experience
Nifty controller
Light and comfortable fit
Affordable
Comfortable and well designed
Responsive controller
Great price point
Huge amount of content
Portable and easy to set up. The bundled motion controller is convenient and easy to use. Exclusive YouTube
Google Street View and Google Photos feel like potential killer apps
One of the comfiest mobile VR headsets around
Easy to setup
Thanks to magnets in the headset positioning the screen for you
The remote provides a level of interaction missed in mobile VR
Some of the apps that are Google specific make this a treat
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Lightweight and comfortable design
Wide field of view
Effective wireless controller
Potentially world changing
Cheap and accessible
Great content now and more coming
The editors didn't like
Content is just getting started
Light peeks in
Revealing screen dust
You need a new Android phone
Unproven ecosystem
Chews through the Pixel's battery
Smartphone VR doesn't nail "presence" yet
Only works with two phones at the moment
Will only work with the Pixel - for now
Issues with ventilation - it can get hot to wear
It only works with Google Pixel and Moto Z for now (more on the way). The headset is front-heavy and frequently needs adjusting. There's limited app selection at launch and you can't walk around or grab things in VR
Affordable, portable and easy to set up. The bundled motion controller is convenient and easy to use. Exclusive YouTube, Google Street View and Google Photos feel like potential killer apps
It only works with Google Pixel and Moto Z for now (more on the way). The headset is front-heavy and frequently needs adjusting. There's limited app selection at launch and you can't walk around or grab things in VR
The Daydream View is the simplest, most affordable way to turn a phone into an immersive VR headset...
Daydream View isn't supposed to give PSVR, Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive a run for their money.It's an inexpensive headset that works with your phone to deliver VR experiences. Compromised ones, sure, but then it's running off something that slips in your p...
Potentially world changing, Cheap and accessible, Great content now and more coming
Headset isn't the best fitting, Only works with Google Pixel phones for now
Just a few months ago we were cooing over applications and content like this being available on an expensive, powerful, sprawling PC rig. Now here they are on a phone. For a hundred-odd bucks! Buy one for yourself right now and then buy more as Christma...
Published: 2016-10-15, Author: Alex , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Abstract: Until I had my hands on Playstation VR I couldn't understand the need for any VR that wasn't mobile. Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard are both “good enough” experiences with price tags a mere fraction of those of hulking VR systems like HTC Vive and O...
Very inexpensive VR headset, Comes with a remote control, Fabric design and flashy colors
Content is just getting started, Light peeks in, revealing screen dust, You need a new Android phone
It's easy to get sucked into virtual reality with Google Daydream View. It's poised to work with more Android phones than any other VR platform, and it's very inexpensive. Of course, it needs content before it's worth purchasing...
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Published: 2018-05-05, Author: Peter , review by: arstechnica.com
Abstract: Daydream, Google's foray into the crowded virtual reality space, has hitherto used headsets that are simply holsters, a way of holding an Android smartphone right in front of your face so that it works as a pair of VR goggles. This makes Daydream's cost...
Abstract: Photo by Scott WebbVirtual reality (VR) produces a computer-generated environment–complete with realistic sights, sounds and other sensations–which a person can explore by wearing a special kind of headset and, in some cases, using certain props. Basica...
Google's second iteration of VR headset the Daydream View 2017, is a decent Virtual Reality headset for your mobile device if you have a compatible phone...
Aggressively priced, Extremely comfortable design, Growing content library with original content, Accurate, intuitive controllers
Lacks integrated audio, No voice command
Daydream View's second act has shown that Google is ready to stop playing catchup and start taking the lead in the mobile VR space. The new headset's expanded field of view makes for a more immersive experience, and the aesthetic design changes — such as...
This year's Daydream View is an upgrade over the original in ways that will encourage people to bring VR with them and explore for hours on end. It's the next step in realizing VR as a platform for everyone, with the barrier to entry set at $99 if you alr...
