Android N gets enhanced VR functions with Daydream

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Android N gets enhanced VR functions with Daydream
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One of the biggest new features of Google's next-generation Android N mobile software gives much more support for virtual reality.*

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Google an**unced on Wednesday at its Google I/O conference that its VR mode on Android N will be called Daydream. It will be available on a range of smartphones including Samsung, HTC, LG, Huawei, ZTE, Asus and Alcatel

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According to Google, Daydream will reduce VR latency down to 20 milliseconds, which is about the same as the DK2 version of the Oculus Rift a few years ago

Part of the presentation also included two reference designs for VR devices, including a fairly familiar-looking headset and a controller. The controller is also designed to have sensors that detect motion and allow the user to correspond their movements in VR to their movements in real space.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/android-daydream/)


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