For the 2014 Google I/O conference, it was a piece of cardboard. Presented at the end of the conference, "Google Cardboard" was a way for Google to prove how simple virtual reality can be.

Since its founding in 1998, Google has remained at the forefront of technological innovation. Though it had humble beginnings as a search engine, it has since grown massively into everything from ...

Either way, Google seems to be prepping its Play Store for headsets, according to details ... we’re about to see the return of Google Cardboard. Hey, a guy can dream, can’t he?

But despite Google’s best efforts to introduce premium Cardboard-compatible hardware with their Daydream View headset two years later, it failed to evolve into a profitable business. Of course ...

Unfortunately, this definition implies that all headsets are roughly equivalent — that a $30 Google Cardboard will do the same thing as an $800 HTC Vive. But as VR headsets start appearing on ...

Google shipped over 10 million cardboard headsets and Gear VR sold over 5 million units, which means there are a whole lot of lenses in empty headsets laying around, waiting to be harvested and ...

On Christmas morning, an 88-year-old grandmother named Marie experienced virtual reality for the first time, using a Google Cardboard headset. The video of her deliriously happy reaction is a ...

With interest in Android-based XR headsets on the rise, the Play Store appears to be getting ready to support apps built for ...

Google seems to be slowly tiptoeing back into the AR/VR scene. A recently leaked image from within the Google Play Store code ...

Launched in 2013, it pre-dates Google Cardboard, and doesn't require it to run. But if you have the headset, it offers you a whole new way to experience photos on the platform. It's also totally free.

Code discovered in a recent Google Play update indicates the company may soon roll out support for XR headsets on its Android app store, which would mark a decisive shift in the competitive landscape.

Among the takeaways: A piece of cardboard. Sure enough, when we left the auditorium, Google employees handed out pieces of cardboard. At first it looked like nothing much. But after putting it ...