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what's going on guys a marklin sang it from technobuffalo and today we'll be taking a look at this awesome thing this is the google cardboard from google i/o take a quick look at what's inside then about a week since Google's i/o keynote where the company talked about everything from Android L to Android TV but the thing that stuck out to us even more than android wear was Google cardboard although it looks like something a ten-year-old made at school the project is actually really exciting it could become an important part of virtual reality in the future although it doesn't seem like much Google cardboard actually offers a fully realized virtual reality experience it's not quite as immersive as something like oculus but what Google isn't it certainly impressive using everyday components Google is making virtual reality accessible to more people pretty much anyone with an android phone before you need an expensive specialized hardware to even think about using virtual reality but would Google cardboard Google is putting the world of VR at everyone's fingertips kind of like an old-school stereoscope Google's cardboard used by convicts lenses and these prevent distortion around the edges and viewed in front of each eye to focus 0 users eyesight on to evenly sized windows on a smartphone this creates illusion of viewing 3d content it doesn't sound like much but it works surprisingly well in addition to that cardboard takes advantage of the devices sensors allowing you to explore virtual interfaces along with a ring magnet the rest on a closure side the magnet essentially allows you to click inside of demos this works by pulling and releasing the ring your friends of nanometer will then detect the changes in a magnetic field thus allowing you to easily interact the demos inside a cardboard app these demos include Google Earth which allows you to see Earth from space or swoop down into certain cities and there's also street view where you can drive through famous cities around the world carb or may not seem like it's in the same league as something like oculus or even project Morpheus but given the piece that are there there's already a lot to like appreciate Google's more inclusive approach to virtual reality with interest in VR and an all-time high cardboard is making technology more accessible to developers and enthusiasts we were lucky enough to snag Google's pre-made cardboard packages io google has laid out instruction on its website which will link down below this video detailing how to create your own pair not only that anyone can use the experimental VR toolkit to create their own software to that means anyone can make the rallis VR dream a reality Google cardboard is still in the very early stages so we're not expecting any miracles just yet but the more people that use it we will get a company like oculus started off small and now look where it is now what Google is doing isn't particularly new the cardboard represents a commitment to pushing virtual reality into a mainstream and that's very exciting we can't wait to see what kind of fun apps developers create down the road what do you guys think of Google cardboard are you guys gonna get one let us know in the comments down below and as always I'll see you guys in the next video thank you guys for watching if you have it yet please subscribe will be the first one to know and every upload new content we've got new stuff coming every single day we want to make sure you see what's new in the world of consumer electronics