For the 2014 Google I/O conference, it was a piece of cardboard. Presented at the end of the conference, "Google Cardboard" was a way for Google to prove how simple virtual reality can be.

Since its founding in 1998, Google has remained at the forefront of technological innovation. Though it had humble beginnings as a search engine, it has since grown massively into everything from ...

Either way, Google seems to be prepping its Play Store for headsets, according to details ... we’re about to see the return of Google Cardboard. Hey, a guy can dream, can’t he?

Unfortunately, this definition implies that all headsets are roughly equivalent — that a $30 Google Cardboard will do the same thing as an $800 HTC Vive. But as VR headsets start appearing on ...

But despite Google’s best efforts to introduce premium Cardboard-compatible hardware with their Daydream View headset two years later, it failed to evolve into a profitable business. Of course ...

But despite Google’s best efforts to introduce premium Cardboard-compatible hardware with their Daydream View headset two years later, it failed to evolve into a profitable business. Of course ...

On Christmas morning, an 88-year-old grandmother named Marie experienced virtual reality for the first time, using a Google Cardboard headset. The video of her deliriously happy reaction is a ...

Google has technically hosted XR games on Play in the form of Cardboard apps since 2014 ... but not so much in the day of standalone headsets like Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro.

Launched in 2013, it pre-dates Google Cardboard, and doesn't require it to run. But if you have the headset, it offers you a whole new way to experience photos on the platform. It's also totally free.

Google seems to be slowly tiptoeing back into the AR/VR scene. A recently leaked image from within the Google Play Store code ...

Among the takeaways: A piece of cardboard. Sure enough, when we left the auditorium, Google employees handed out pieces of cardboard. At first it looked like nothing much. But after putting it ...