Google Upgrades Virtual-Reality Headset, Debuts Augmented-Reality Features
Google's Augmented- and Virtual-Reality Product Push
Alphabet Inc.’s Google introduced an updated Daydream VR headset and new augmented-reality software features, aiming to give consumers greater virtual- and augmented-reality experiences through the company’s new Pixel smartphones.
The latest Daydream headset will be launched Oct. 19 with improved lenses for better augmented reality apps, a design that’s more comfortable for the wearer, and new colors, including a light orange and blue, Google announced Wednesday in San Francisco. The Daydream is similar to last year’s model, in that it allows a user to slip the new Pixel, or more than a dozen other compatible phones, into the headset to play VR games, watch immersive YouTube videos, and view virtual tours of homes. At $99, the new model is $20 more than last year’s.