Google to Bring Standalone VR Headsets to Market This Year
- Company working with Qualcomm, HTC, and Lenovo on products
- Samsung and LG to support existing Daydream VR System
An employee displays the Google Inc. Daydream View virtual reality (VR) headset.
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to push virtual reality to more people by working with hardware partners on standalone headsets.
At its I/O developer conference, the company said Wednesday it’s working with Qualcomm Inc. on a sample design so other manufacturers can build headsets that don’t require a connection to a smartphone or high-powered computer.