Google supposedly working on stand-alone VR headset, as well as next-gen sensor-laden Cardboard

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Google’s been making a big investment in virtual reality lately, and with all the reports we’ve heard of new VR hires, it hasn’t been hard to imagine that this interest might extend beyond the sort of relatively simple Cardboard viewer we have now. But just how far could Google be planning to go? A recent report suggested news could be coming at this year’s I/O, including a next-gen ...

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Google’s work with machine-vision company to help our phones recognize the world around them

Posted on by Stephen Schenck

Smartphones aren’t just getting better at taking pictures, causing users to drift away from point-and-shoots and rely on their phones to help capture important memories; phone hardware is also getting a lot smarter about processing what it sees, and with the first commercial Project Tango handset just a few more months away, we’re about to turn a new page in the story of phones learning to see and interpret the world around them. Today we’re hearing about one of the ways the phones of ...

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