Google reportedly plans to release a Cardboard successor like Samsung’s Gear VR this year

Google is planning to release a new virtual reality headset for smartphones this year, pegged as a successor to its Google Cardboard platform and similar to Samsung’s Gear VR. The company will add extra support for the technology to its Android operating system, according to people familiar with its plans cited by The Financial Times.

Last month, Google announced that 5 million Cardboard VR headsets have shipped so far (not all were shipped by Google, as Cardboard uses an open-source design that allows any manufacturer to sell “Works with Google Cardboard” devices). In November, Samsung released the Gear VR in collaboration with Facebook’s Oculus VR.

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