Month: May 2016
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Diffractive Lens vs. Google Cardboard’s Asphere
As I mentioned in my last post, Google Cardboard is the interim hardware for developing Daydream apps. The lenses look very similar to those used in the Oculus Rift development kits, although a bit faster and smaller in diameter. The field of view is also a bit smaller. On-axis, the MTF is nearly perfect, but off axis…
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Google Daydream is a Virtual Reality
At Google I/O on Wednesday, Clay Bavor announced Daydream, which is Google’s new platform for high-quality mobile VR. It will be released this fall in conjunction with VR-optimized Android N. The hardware will consist of a headset and controller that can be used with any “daydream-ready” phone (Samsung, HTC, and LG are among manufacturers designing to this spec). As with Cardboard,…