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04-01-2016, 10:29 AM
Google Cardboard Plastic lets you experience actual reality
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Virtual reality headsets are nice, but they have one fatal flaw: They just add a**ther barrier between you and the world.*
**w, to achieve full immersion, Google has launched a new headset: Google Cardboard Plastic, which lets you experience actual reality in all its glory, with zero hindrances.*
Yes, it's just a piece of see-through plastic that you put on your head.*
SEE ALSO: April Fools' prank turns Google Maps into an epic disco dance party (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/google-maps-april-fools-disco/)
As usual, Google put together a hilarious promo video (below) and a full-featured mini site over at www.google.com/get/cardboard/plastic/ (https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/plastic/).
The official specs of this thing are as follows: four dimensions (we're guessing Google is including time here), 360-degree, spatially accurate sound, and 20/20 vision. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/01/google-cardboard-plastic-april-fools/)
More about Google Cardboard Plastic (http://mashable.com/category/google-cardboard-plastic/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), April Fools (http://mashable.com/category/april-fools/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/KI1JV1EYyTw
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Virtual reality headsets are nice, but they have one fatal flaw: They just add a**ther barrier between you and the world.*
**w, to achieve full immersion, Google has launched a new headset: Google Cardboard Plastic, which lets you experience actual reality in all its glory, with zero hindrances.*
Yes, it's just a piece of see-through plastic that you put on your head.*
SEE ALSO: April Fools' prank turns Google Maps into an epic disco dance party (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/google-maps-april-fools-disco/)
As usual, Google put together a hilarious promo video (below) and a full-featured mini site over at www.google.com/get/cardboard/plastic/ (https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/plastic/).
The official specs of this thing are as follows: four dimensions (we're guessing Google is including time here), 360-degree, spatially accurate sound, and 20/20 vision. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/01/google-cardboard-plastic-april-fools/)
More about Google Cardboard Plastic (http://mashable.com/category/google-cardboard-plastic/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), April Fools (http://mashable.com/category/april-fools/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Google (http://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/KI1JV1EYyTw