From a smarter Google Assistant that now works with the iPhone to a chattier Google Home and the promise
of standalone virtual reality headsets, this year's I / O conference had something for everyone.
Not exact matches
During Facebook's F8 developer conference today, human CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the availability
of the Oculus Go, the company's latest VR
headset and its first
standalone device for
virtual reality that doesn't require a PC or smartphone.
But depending on what HTC and Lenovo unveil, Google's
standalone headset may be more like a bridge between two generations
of virtual reality.
Mozilla has announced a new version
of its Firefox browser for
standalone virtual and augmented
reality headsets.
«That's why we're building Firefox
Reality, a new kind of Web browser that has been designed from the ground up to work on standalone virtual and augmented reality (or mixed reality) headsets,» he
Reality, a new kind
of Web browser that has been designed from the ground up to work on
standalone virtual and augmented
reality (or mixed reality) headsets,» he
reality (or mixed
reality) headsets,» he
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HTC's
standalone virtual reality headset will arrive by the end
of the year, the company has announced.The HTC Vive Focus technically had a limited launch last year in China, but soon, it'll be available going worldwide.
Google said it has solved key problems with both augmented
reality and its cousin,
virtual reality, with a new
standalone virtual reality headset and a way to navigate indoors using visual reference points as a sort
of indoor GPS, called VPS.
We only have a few sketches
of HTC's and Lenovo's
standalone Daydream
headset, but so far their designs look very similar to other
virtual reality headsets currently on the market.
Besides faster movie downloads, expect the higher speeds
of 5G networking to provide the kind
of low latency needed to run demanding
virtual reality apps on
standalone headsets.
During the company's CES 2018 press conference, Lenovo revealed the Mirage Solo, a
standalone Google Daydream
virtual reality (VR)
headset that doesn't require the use
of a smartphone or being tethered to a high - end PC.
Facebook has announced Oculus Go, a new
standalone virtual reality headset that will work without the need
of a smartphone or a PC.
Google I / O is a platform for developers, enthusiasts and journalist to learn about what's next from the company, and this year's event continued many
of the trends that Google kicked off in 2016:
virtual reality, with the unveiling
of Daydream 2.0 and
standalone headsets from HTC and Lenovo.
Mozilla has announced a new version
of its Firefox browser.This version is unique because it's designed for
standalone virtual reality headsets and augmented
reality headsets.
Facebook is reportedly all set to introduce a
standalone version
of its
virtual reality (VR)
headset called the Oculus Go at the upcoming f8 developer conference scheduled to occur on May 1.
Beyond ARKit in iOS 11, Apple is reportedly looking to develop a
standalone virtual reality headset, with hundreds
of engineers currently working on the project.
Qualcomm thinks
standalone virtual reality (VR) is the way
of the future, and to help move that future along the chip maker is out with its second reference design
headset on which partners like Google Daydream, HTC and Oculus will base their own devices.