Google, toy company Mattel launching mysterious product February 6, 2015 - 16:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google has partnered with toy firm Mattel to launch a mystery product next week, Digital Spy reports. Press invites for the launch event depict a View-Master - a stereoscopic toy that dates back to the late 1930s - offering a potential clue about the venture. The partnership has sparked rumours that the two firms are collaborating on a virtual reality-based toy powered by the same technology as Google Cardboard. Google Cardboard is a low-cost alternative to VR devices such as the Samsung Gear VR, comprising a fold-out piece of cardboard, lenses and other materials. It has also been speculated that the new product could be a digital version of the View-Master, updated for the 21st century. The Google-Mattel press conference will take place in New York City on February 13.  Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
