Ngesikhathi se-Google I/O 2014, i-Google yakhipha i-Google Cardboard, a isakhiwo sekhadibhodi lapho ungabeka khona i-smartphone futhi ngaleyo ndlela sikwazi ukujabulela okungokoqobo namavidiyo angama-360 ikakhulukazi, isilingo esilethe lobu buchwepheshe eduze kwabasebenzisi abaphansi.
Lezi zibuko ziqhubekile nokuthengiswa kuze kube yizinsuku ezimbalwa ezedlule, kwazise iGoogle ilenga iphosta ngaphandle kwesitoko, iphosta ehambisana nomyalezo lapho yazisa khona ukuthi lo mkhiqizo ngeke isatholakala futhi. I-Google ilandela indlela efanayo ne-Samsung eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule nge-Galaxy VR.
Ama-Google Cardboards awasathengiswa ku-Google Store. Siyaqhubeka nokusiza umphakathi wakhe amava amasha ngokusebenzisa okwethu.
Amakhadibhodi we-Google yi enziwe ngamakhadibhodi, amabhande okunwebeka kanye namalensi epulasitiki e-acrylic. Zihambisana nawo womabili ama-smartphones e-Android nama-iPhones, anamamodeli aphakathi kwamayintshi ama-4 kuye kwayi-6.
Ezikhathini zakamuva, iGoogle ibinayo ukulahlile ukuthuthukiswa kwezicelo zabo ezingokoqobo ngaphezu kokuyeka ukuthengisa amaDaydreams.
Lokhu kudalwa kwenziwa nguDavid Coz, isisebenzi seGoogle, no 20% wesikhathi sosuku lwakho lokusebenza iGoogle ivumela abasebenzi bayo ukuthi banikele kweminye imibono.
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Le phrojekthi waba Umthombo Ovulekile ngo-2019, yize ama-Google Cardboards ayesathengiswa ku-Google Store, kodwa ngokusobala alahlekelwe yintshisekelo yokuqala ukuqhubeka nentuthuko yawo, yize kuyisango lalobu buchwepheshe (ngentengo yalo).
Manje njengoba manje zingasathengiswa nge-Google Store, umphakathi onakekelayo qalisa amamodeli amasha iyahambisana namamodeli we-smartphone wale nkathi (phakathi kwama-intshi ayisi-6 kuya kwayi-7).