Google releases technical specifications for its Cardboard v2 virtual reality headset
Google has just provided the technical specifications and drawings for the second version of its Google Cardboard virtual reality headset, which debuted at the Google I/O developer conference in May.
Google released specs for the initial version back in December. Now the specs have been updated for the new version, which accommodates 6-inch phones. Third-party companies can now build new headsets in accord with the new specs — and join the Works with Google Cardboard program.
Above: Google Cardboard v2, given out at the 2015 Google I/O conference in San Francisco.
Google has built up a user base and an app ecosystem by going to market quickly — before other VR headsets, such as Facebook’s Oculus — since introducing Cardboard at I/O in 2014 as a conference giveaway.
Now manufacturers and other interested parties can see what the latest version is made of.