Is Google announcing that it is developing its own VR headset, also within 2016?

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It is reported that Google is independently developing VR (virtual reality) headset, and details are expected to be announced within 2016.

Google Developing Stand-Alone Virtual-Reality Headset - WSJ
http://www.wsj.com/articles/google-developing-stand-alone-virtual-reality-headset-1455218948

Google reportedly building a completely stand-alone virtual reality headset | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/11/10969296/google-standalone-vr-headset-rumor

Google has built Android smartphones and enables VR experiencesCorrugated VR headset "Cardboard", But according to the report by the Wall Street Journal, we are developing a standalone VR headset that does not require any external devices like PCs or smartphones at all.

Google Cardboard - Google


According to the report, this headset is equipped with a display, a high power processor, and a camera installed outward. Its processing capacity has been reported as "middle class" and it is not a high performance machine like Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, but it is also reported that it will be a headset with ease that does not require connection to external devices It is.

VR headsets that enable immersive experiences with images covering sight in the past few years have been put to practical use and can be said to be pronounial in this fieldOculus RiftWill also ship in March 2016, Sony also plans to release the same type of device "PlayStation VR"Also released in 2016We are planning to do it,Nintendo also reveals a policy to pursue research on VR technologyWe are entering an era that shows the booming race of the ruling group.

PlayStation®VR | PlayStation® Official Site


Google is said to integrate VR technology into Android OS and it is also imagined that this headset plays an important role, but details are not yet clarified and we want to wait for further coverage in the future Place It is reported that the details of the device will be announced at the Google I / O venue in 2016, and there are also views that it is anticipated that the real machine will debut within 2016.