This came in the mail today.
I assume every subscriber got one, but I’ve not heard much chatter. The return address had Attn: Paul Ferrall on it; that seemed a bit curious. (Update: looks like they sent them out last Nov to Sunday print subscribers. Didn’t get much buzz!)
It’s a Google cardboard viewer of course ($15 retail). The NYT has launched a Virtual Reality channel; there are iOS as well as Android apps.
It was my first experience with Google Tech. I very clearly remember the last time I had this feeling; it was using a View-Master back when they they provided very high quality stereo images. There was a young woman sitting on the edge of a tall cliff with a boat far below.
The streaming wasn’t working today, but downloading was fine. Gigabit broadband would be handy.
The whale/echo video is the most amazing. I elbowed my daughter spinning about. First VR injury in our family.
It’s easy to see where this will go next …
