Now that Android 7.0 Nougat is beginning to ship on phones, and the holidays are around the corner, Google is releasing accessories to support it. The Daydream View, which you can dock phones into for VR purposes, will be on sale on November 10th. The viewer will cost $79 USD, minus the phone of course, and can be purchased in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, and Australia.
Currently, the only Daydream-compatible phone is Google's Pixel. As mentioned before, Nougat is only beginning to ship on phones, and the OS is required for this feature. One thing that's not entirely clear to me, after reading several sites, is whether all Daydream-compatible phones will be able to use this specific viewer, or if some will need a different chassis. You would think that variations in attributes like screen size might complicate things, but we know it will support other, non-Pixel phones; I'm just not clear whether it's some or all.
Anyway, that concern aside, it's almost cheap enough to be a “why not?” addition to any phone that is compatible. It certainly will not put the HTC Vive PC-based VR system out of business, but I'm interested in how it works with mobile content, especially linear video, going forward.
“The viewer will cost $79
“The viewer will cost $79 USD, minus the phone of course…”
Sweet! They are paying people to take these!
$79 – 649 = -570
I think you meant PLUS the price of the phone.
Obviously I am ESL(English
Obviously I am ESL(English Second Language). Us Americans word it this way. GGWP tho Mexican. #MANGA #BUILDTHEWALL
“Currently, the only
“Currently, the only Daydream-compatible phone is Google’s Pixel. As mentioned before, Nougat is only beginning to ship on phones, and the OS is required for this feature. One thing that’s not entirely clear to me, after reading several sites, is whether all Daydream-compatible phones will be able to use this specific viewer, or if some will need a different chassis. You would think that variations in attributes like screen size might complicate things, but we know it will support other, non-Pixel phones; I’m just not clear whether it’s some or all.”
Considering that Daydream compatibility is a certification done by Google, you’d think phones outside of a certain size (that won’t fit with the viewer) won’t get certified? That seems like a no-brainer. The whole point of a standard is interoperability, and there has never been any mention of “tiers” of Daydream. I’d expect the viewer to accept sizes from ~4.5-6″, like Cardboard viewers do.