Google reveals new Daydream View VR headset for $99

Google has a new holster to turn your smartphone into a virtual reality head-mounted display. During the company’s hardware event today in San Francisco, Google showed off its refined Daydream View that will sell for $99. This is an update to last year’s $80 View, which turned the Pixel smartphone into a headset.

The new View features a number of improvements. Its overall design is more solid than than 2016 model, which used a soft cloth material for its body. The 2017 chassis will also come in a number of new colors. Google also upgraded the lenses to improve the field-of-view. People can use the View to access VR apps on Google Play, and they will now find more than 250 apps that support that ecosystem. And you can now cast those VR apps to the TV so your friends and family can see what you’re seeing.