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For the same reason people bought iPods instead of audiophile stereos: yes, the quality was inferior, but there is a great value to "here, now". Just minutes a

For the same reason people bought iPods instead of audiophile stereos: yes, the quality was inferior, but there is a great value to "here, now". Just minutes ago a co-worker grabbed the office Cardboard VR and slapped in his phone, and watched some of the Google I/O keynote. Cheap. Easy. Portable. Low res, but there he was virtually at the presentation. People will get used to the oddity of VR just as they did with cell phones, hands free ear pieces, SIRI, coffee shop computing, etc and will get over self driving cars. My Dodo Case Cardboard VR folds up and fits nicely in my messenger bag. And I like my Apple Watch, thank you very much. Yours is a naysaying template I've heard for nearly every new technology for decades, and here we are with most all those things now ubiquitous.

drzaiusapelord 10y ago
>eople bought iPods instead of audiophile stereos iPods fit in pockets. VR headsets don't. Did you even bother to look at the Google reference design? Its a huge headset and controller. Those aren't convenient mobile things. They're not remotely portable like a phone or ipod is.
- ctdonath 10y ago
  Read the rest of my post. They still have a place without having to be tied to a computer. Like I said, we have a Cardboard at the office, same dimensions you object to, easy to have around, easy to share, cheap, no dedicated computer needed. There are more phones in the office capable of using the head mount than there are people. Need more head mounts? cheap order from Amazon, arrive in two days. No hassle of sharing a computer for it, just pop in your phone. And like I said, some units do fold up convenient for travel.