Google Cardboard

A new NASA VR experience is letting viewers explore the chaotic heart of our galaxy from the perspective of the supermassive black hole lurking at its heart, Sagittarius A*. The video was created from a combination of supercomputer simulations and data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

​An MRI physicist at King's College Hospital in London has spearheaded a virtual reality app to help soothe children's fears about receiving an MRI. The "My MRI at King's" app is specially designed to walk children through the MRI process, which can be off-putting for first-timers of all ages.

​There are two popular ways to watch the Super Bowl: In person, if you’re lucky enough to score tickets and travel, or at home on TV, most likely surrounded by food and friends. This year, there’s one more option: watching clips in virtual reality.

Google has created one of the most comprehensive tours of the Sydney Opera House, that can be accessed without ever setting foot in Australia.

The release of Google Cardboard last year gave a lot of us an early taste of the "nearly here" world of virtual reality. But early content offerings were, to be blunt, pretty underwhelming. Thankfully, things are starting to change.

Today Google dished out a second-generation version of Google Cardboard to Google I/O attendees. We took ours for a spin and tried its new support for 6-inch phones the only way we knew how: by popping the Nexus 6 inside this bad boy.

Google I/O was light on new consumer products this year (and by "light," we mean there were none at all), but the company made up for the lack of marquee sizzle with some important under-the-radar innovations. Google's VR strategy is anything but paper-thin.

Google has announced an updated version of its low-cost Cardboard headset, as well as a new feature designed to allow teachers to take their students on virtual field trips and a new project that allows users to create their own VR experiences.

If you're of a certain age, then you might have fond memories of the View-Master. Pop in a disc, hold the device up to your face, and enjoy some 3D images of, say, the latest Muppets movie or Chips episode. Today Mattel and Google announced an update that merges the classic device with VR.

Virtual reality headsets are becoming a lot like smartwatches: anyone and everyone who can possibly make one is trying to get a piece of the pie before they go mainstream. I Am Cardboard, one of the most popular assemblers of Google Cardboard headsets, is now making a consumer-grade headset.

Virtual reality is all the rage these days. Well, apart from the fact that you can't yet buy any of the most talked-about VR hardware. But if a so-crazy-it-might-work Google project has its way, we might all soon be walking around with homemade VR headsets made on the cheap. Meet Google Cardboard.