Google's Daydream View isn't the VR future we were hoping for

After months of anticipatoin for Google's virtual reality headset, we finally got a look at the company's most serious venture into VR hardware and it was... underwhelming. 

Called Daydream View, the device looks almost exactly like the so-called reference designs the company showed off back in May at its I/O developer conference. Except there's one major difference: The entire device is wrapped in soft fabric. 

Yes, really. 

Although it's important to note that I haven't had a chance to touch the new VR device, after several years of experience with the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, I can safely say that soft fabric isn't the killer feature missing from VR headsets. Read more...