Mobile VR could do great things, but not in a way that worked for me.For the last week, I’ve been trying a new product built on much the same premise: Google’s Daydream View, a $79 pair of ...

Two years later, Google has another VR platform. This one is called Daydream, and it’s launching on the Pixel and Pixel XL phones, along with a $79 headset called Daydream View .

The company moves past its cheap, basic Google Cardboard in favor of full-blown virtual reality goggles and a controller, coming for $79 in November.

If it isn't abundantly clear by now, Daydream View is going squarely against the $100 Gear VR. I'm still a big fan of that headset, and if you're a Samsung phone owner, it's your only option.

The Daydream View, Google's first virtual reality headset, is a cheap way to try VR. But it needs more games and apps to truly shine.

The fresh approaches to VR embodied by those projects aren't shared by Daydream View, whose only major features above the Samsung Gear VR are its wireless controller and a price point that's about ...

Today, Google’s new $79 mobile virtual reality headset, the Daydream View, goes on sale.Those who buy it will find it fun, charming, and easy to use, but also not quite ready for prime time.

Like Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, and any number of third-party devices (Hello View-Master VR!), Google’s DayDream View headset is basically a device for strapping a phone to your face.

Google’s Daydream View is only a year old, but it’s already receiving a minor refresh to make one of the best mobile VR headsets even better as Google invests in virtual tourism. The tweaks on ...

Unfortunately for Google and its sleek Daydream View VR headset, right now a glimpse is all you get. Daydream View is the best-looking and best-feeling VR headset yet.

The Daydream View range is Google’s effort to offer an entry-level virtual reality headset that goes beyond something ultra-low-budget like Google Cardboard, without costing the world.

VR Street View Mode in Google Maps isn’t 3D for now, but it may be possible for Google to add computed-3D down the road. Users of Apple’s iOS have not seen the same love from Google yet—the ...