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if you like your virtual reality with a touch of nostalgia on the side the mattel viewmaster might be just what you've been looking for taking its design cues from the stereoscopic viewers that arrived way back in the 1930s the V monster is essentially either a well-made version of Google cardboard or downmarket gear VR depending on which way you look at it it's essentially a plastic case and needs your phone to work but the good news is it accommodates a broad range of phones such as the 5.7 inch Nexus 6p the old-school viewmaster reels have made a comeback as well although you don't slot them in you just aim the viewmaster at them and the app recognizes what you're looking at the actual VR experience is pretty similar to other Google cardboard style virtual reality infotainment apps and of course it also works just fine with the actual cardboard app but the design of the viewmaster means you can't wear headphones with it so you are limited to the sound coming out of your phone unfavorable comparisons to gear VR are likely not only because of the headphone issue and the fact that there's no diopter so you can't change the focal distance of the lenses that's not quite fair as the viewmaster costs just thirty dollars in the US or fifty australian dollars which is a third of the price of the gear VR the Mattel viewmaster is definitely aimed at the educational toy market and it's a fun functional VR viewer that you shouldn't be afraid to let the kids play with