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Engadget was was Computex this year in Taipei and unsurprisingly virtual reality was the big focus with most companies there. However, there weren't any traditional game demos. Instead, booths mainly consisted of interesting niches and unique applications. A great example of this was the "VR...

Google has discounted a number of products in the Google Store and it seems they all have their own expiration date. The Shield TV is only $180, instead of the typical $200, and will continue to be on sale until June 18th. The Nexus 6P has been discounted by $50, and will continue to be on...

Both the Ricoh Theta and Recoh Theta S applications have received an update that will now let you view your 360-degree photos in "head-mounted displays." While they say it won't work for all VR viewers, you it should work in the majority of them. No matter if they are the simple Google...

Google revealed an interesting number about Field Trip Expeditions, a VR-driven initiative to let students experience the world. Students have been on over 1 million expeditions on their Cardboard headsets to date.

During the Android VR section of Google I/O 2016, we learned some stats about Google Cardboard applications in Google Play. Google says there have been 50 million installs for applications that have been published for Google Cardboard.

Speck has some pretty popular cases with their CandyShell Grip series and this week they announced an add-on bundle for Galaxy S7 customers. For $70, you get the CandyShell Grip case for the Galaxy S7 along with what they're calling the Pocket-VR Google Cardboard viewer.

Google has announced they will be live streaming the Google I/O 2016 keynote in 360-degrees on YouTube. If you don't want to watch it in VR, you don't have to, but it's there for those who would like to experience it that way.

Great news for those who live in Canada, the UK, France and Germany. . .you can now buy Google Cardboard viewers from the Google Store. Sadly, this is only for the actual cardboard version and not the foldable C1 Glass or Mattel View-Master.

A developer has found a way to emulate Nintendo Virtual Boy games. Virtual Boy was a VR console by Nintendo in the company's earliest years. The games don't look great by today's standards, but it's a nice way to get some nostalgia if you were a Virtual Boy fan.

If you don't have the money to buy the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift, you can now use and Android smartphone with Google Cardboard and stream the VR game from your PC using VRidge. The service is still in beta and is not as responsive as guying a dedicated VR headset, buy it could be a fun way to test...

Google and the New York Times are once again teaming up to deliver free Cardboard headsets. The duo will send out as much as 300,000 units. The promotion ties in with the launch of a new 360-degree video entitled "Seeking Pluto's Frigid Heart."It's a film about the tiny planet, and you'll get a...

The April Fools jokes are just pouring in now and the latest is from Google's VR team. Google Cardboard Plastic is a clear, see through headset that you wear so you can fully immerse yourself in real VR life.

Google has announced a new change to their Cardboard SDK that'll allow you to embed Cardboard VR experiences (namely 360-degree photos and video) into apps and websites with simple lines of code. This'll allow developers to show off immersive 360-degree content in apps -- such as an apartment or...

Buzzfeed's Mat Honan published a very interesting story about Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Apparently, Pichai unveiled Google Cardboard on stage at Google IO 2014 without ever seeing the final design or final software. Clay Bavor, the VP for virtual reality, says they completed the project in the...

Google has just updated their Cardboard application version 1.8 and this update comes with a new demo called Arctic Journey.

14 McDonald's locations in Sweden will be doing a trial run with specially made Happy Meal boxes that can be folded into VR viewers for kids. Called Happy Googles, the promotion ties into the Swedish "Sportlov" recreational holiday and McDonald's has even created a ski-themed VR game called...

Google has added new Cardboard headsets to the Google Store. The company is now selling the Mattel View-Master, as well as more portable Goggle-style headset to view VR content without having to cover your entire face.

Kits are being sent out to various soccer fans, press, players and coaches that celebrate U.S. Soccer's new One Nation One Team logo. The kits come with a branded Google Cardboard viewer and if you watch the included VR video all the way through, you'll get a combination that will give you...

Google Cardboard has been used for tons of things from entertainment to brain surgery and now it's helping someone see. A woman suffered from Stargardt disease and was able to see for the first time in 8 years thanks t0 a Google Cardboard app that called Near Sighted VR Augmented Aid.

Last year we saw OnePlus launch the OnePlus 2 in VR and now Samsung has said they will do the same. You'll be able to watch the launch event live stream with the company's Unpacked 360 View application(which you can find right now in the Play Store).

Mattel recently announced that a new version of the View-Master VR headset was coming sometime in the Fall of 2016. It seems the company is also creating some original VR content as well. This week, the Hot Wheels YouTube channel had a new 360-degree VR video uploaded to it. This video pits...

Sports Illustrated is known for their swimsuit issue and now the company is taking that to VR. The application is free to download and this comes with 5 free sample videos. After that, you'll have to pay $2 per video or a one-time purchase of $5 to unlock them all.

Mattel is planning to launch its virtual reality View-Master Viewer DLX this fall with a handful of improvement over last year's model. The Google Cardboard based VR headset will include improved optical lenses, enhanced focal adjustments and a headphone connector. The new tweaks will take the...

We heard rumors of Google looking to create Cardboard++, a real VR headset, and now FT is reporting the same from trusted sources. The device will be a plastic head unit and have advanced sensors, according to the report.

If you are terrified of, or just have trouble with public speaking then this new VR application can help you overcome your fears. The application is called Public Speaking for Cardboard and it puts you in front of dozens of people so you can practice that upcoming speech you have to give.