We watched the OnePlus 2 launch in VR and it was a total waste of time

What happens when an upstart phone maker decides to launch its latest "flagship killer" in an elaborate VR launch?

Well, as it turns out, not a whole lotMashable product analyst Raymond Wong and myself decided to participate in the OnePlus 2 VR launch

Touted as the very first VR product launch, the Google Cardboard-aided experience was definitely interesting. It was also wholly unnecessary and a very, very clear gimmick. Read on to see our impressions of watching a phone launch in virtual reality

Raymond: So before we start yapping about how our experiences with the VR launch was, let me just preface it all by saying I totally forgot my Google Cardboard at the office and didn’t realize it until I got home at around 8:30 p.m Read more...