MOUNTAIN VIEW (dpa-AFX) - Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL, GOOG), is developing an all-in-one virtual-reality headset that doesn't rely on a smartphone, computer or game console, according to media reports citing people familiar with the matter.
The headset will include a screen, high-powered processors and outward-facing cameras. Google plans to use chips from startup Movidius Inc. that use the cameras' feeds to track the motion of the user's head, the reports said.
The reports indicated that Google also plans to release later this year a more advanced version of its $20 cardboard virtual-reality viewer that uses a smartphone as a screen. The new plastic viewer will include computer chips and sensors.
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