Sunday, December 07, 2025 | 04:15 AM ISTहिंदी में पढें
Business Standard
Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

Google releases new VR 180 with cameras capture 360-degree footage

Google and Lenovo said the new device will arrive during the second quarter of 2018

VR devices, google VR devices, Lenovo and Google partnership,
premium

Many analysts expect the market for augmented-reality devices to eventually outpace VR

Mark Bergen | Bloomberg
Virtual reality (VR) devices are still mostly purchased by a niche market: gamers. Google wants to change that. The Alphabet unit released a new VR headset with Lenovo Group on Tuesday, along with specialised cameras to support the technology.

Google showed off the new headset, dubbed Mirage Solo, at the CES consumer electronics conference in Las Vegas. It has features from high-end VR devices, like displays that don’t blur as the wearer moves around, and doesn’t need to be tethered to a PC.

Those shortcomings have been a major hurdle to broader VR adoption.  Google’s new cameras are meant