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		<title>The Pixel 4 box is hiding an AR Easter egg</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 19:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] Should you try it out, you&#8217;ll see a photo of the phone morph into an animated welcome message. It&#8217;ll then display photos shot on Pixel, according to 9to5 Google. If you tap on the screen, a Lens card pops up that directs you to the Google Pixel profile on Instagram &#8212; that&#8217;s one way [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>Should you try it out, you&#8217;ll see a photo of the phone morph into an animated welcome message. It&#8217;ll then display photos shot on Pixel, <a href="https://9to5google.com/2019/10/24/pixel-4-easter-egg/">according to <em>9to5 Google</em></a>. If you tap on the screen, a Lens card pops up that directs you to the Google Pixel profile on Instagram &#8212; that&#8217;s one way to get new followers.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a cute way to show off the capabilities of Lens and AR for people who might not be familiar with them. Google <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/07/google-search-camera-augmented-reality-lenses/">added AR capabilities to Lens earlier this year</a>, and it&#8217;s used the tech in a number of ways, including for <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/11/google-lens-stranger-things-new-york-times/">a <em>Stranger Things</em> ad</a>. The company, of course, has a long history of adding fun Easter eggs in its products and services, including <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/25/google-search-wizard-of-oz-easter-egg/">in Search</a>, <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2014/06/04/google-maps-easter-eggs-uk/">Maps</a> and even <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2013/04/25/google-glass-easter-egg/">Google Glass</a>, back in the day.</p>
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		<title>Google&#8217;s Daydream VR experiment is over</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Randall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[ad_1] &#8220;[There hasn&#8217;t] been the broad consumer or developer adoption we had hoped, and we&#8217;ve seen decreasing usage over time of the Daydream View headset,&#8221; a Google spokesperson told Engadget in a statement. &#8220;So while we are no longer selling Daydream View or supporting Daydream on Pixel 4, the Daydream app and store will remain [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p>&#8220;[There hasn&#8217;t] been the broad consumer or developer adoption we had hoped, and we&#8217;ve seen decreasing usage over time of the Daydream View headset,&#8221; a Google spokesperson told Engadget in a statement. &#8220;So while we are no longer selling Daydream View or supporting Daydream on Pixel 4, the Daydream app and store will remain available for existing users.&#8221;</p>
<p>Google cited &#8220;clear limitations constraining smartphone VR from being a viable long-term solution.&#8221; Namely, when people dropped their phones into headsets, that prevented them from using other apps. The company plans to continue working on <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/14/youtube-ar-beauty-feature-ads/">augmented reality</a> with features such as <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/google-maps-ar-walking-directions-live-view/">AR walking directions in Maps,</a> AR experiences <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/10/google-search-moon-landing-50th-anniversary-ar-virtual-exhibit/">in Search</a> and <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/11/google-lens-stranger-things-new-york-times/">Google Lens.</a></p>
<p>The writing&#8217;s been on the wall for Google&#8217;s smartphone VR ambitions for a while. The Pixel 3a and 3a XL Google <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/07/google-pixel-3a-349-discount/">released earlier this year</a> don&#8217;t work with Daydream either. Hulu <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/12/hulu-drops-google-daydream-vr-platform/">dropped support</a> for Daydream VR last month and earlier this year, Google <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/03/14/google-shutters-spotlight-stories/">shut down its Spotlight Stories VR studio</a>. It also <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/18/google-shut-down-jump-vr/">wound down</a> the Jump VR platform in June.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s Google&#8217;s full statement:</p>
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<p><small>We saw a lot of potential in smartphone VR—being able to use the smartphone you carry with you everywhere to power an immersive on-the-go experience. But over time we noticed some clear limitations constraining smartphone VR from being a viable long-term solution. Most notably, asking people to put their phone in a headset and lose access to the apps they use throughout the day causes immense friction.</small></p>
<p><small>There also hasn&#8217;t been the broad consumer or developer adoption we had hoped, and we&#8217;ve seen decreasing usage over time of the Daydream View headset. So while we are no longer selling Daydream View or supporting Daydream on Pixel 4, the Daydream app and store will remain available for existing users.</small></p>
<p><small>We&#8217;re investing heavily in helpful AR experiences like Google Lens, AR walking navigation in Maps, and AR in Search that use the smartphone camera to bridge the digital and physical worlds, helping people do more with what they see and learn about the world around them.</small></p>
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