【2012 Archives】

Less than a day before Google's next big event012 Archives where the company is expected to announce an array of new products, a report has leaked that one of those products will be a new virtual reality headset.

SEE ALSO: Google's big hardware event: What to expect

The headset, which will be part of Google's new Daydream brand of VR products, will be priced at $79, according to a report from Variety.

A source in contact with the film and television industry news site also indicated that Google's new VR headset will work with two new smartphones being offered by the search giant.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

---

You May Also Like

---

---

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

Back in May, Google showed off reference designs for VR headsets that could be produced by partners on its Daydream VR platform. However, we don't know if the VR headset from Google will follow the same form factor as the company's earlier reference designs, which look a lot like the current Samsung Gear VR headsets and target mobile VR users.

The report also claims that the Google VR headset will use the company's new smartphones as its display and, in line with earlier reference designs, use a handheld controller instead of a touchpad like the one featured on the side of the Samsung Gear VR device.

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

If this report is true, the $79 Google VR headset would be priced competitively versus the Samsung Gear VR device, which currently sells for $99.99.

Google has not confirmed the report of a new VR headset, but with only hours to go before the company's event, we won't have long to wait to find out if this latest report is accurate.

Topics Google Virtual Reality

• Digital Culture
• Life
• Social Good
• Entertainment
• Tech
• Games
• Science
• Deals

• The State of PC Gaming in 2016
• One of Rihanna's backup dancers is missing
• Moving film calls for the protection of the 'I' in LGBTIQ
• Bottle flip majorly backfires thanks to a basketball
• Best Garmin deal: Save over $100 on Garmin Forerunner 955
• Study finds brain tissue 'changes' in kids who played one season of football
• Photos of magical night buses could be proof of a parallel wizarding universe
• Twitter must be saved
• A Typical Wall Street Republican
• Living succulent nail art is now a beauty trend on Instagram

• NASA finds captivating ocean world is making oxygen. Here's how much.
• Nanotechnology could revolutionize menstrual pads
• 4 'League of Legends' players who surprised at Worlds group stages
• Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos awarded Nobel Peace Prize
• GoPro evolved: Hero 5 Black and Session review
• People call out this advert featuring a woman's bottom as sexist
• Tic Tac responds to Trump video
• Tinder's new function could get you more matches but it'll cost you
• Donald Trump issues video statement on that obscene tape
• Webb telescope spots proof of the first stars to light the universe

• SpaceX's Starlink satellite launch in pictures
• The story of Otto, the creator of Uber's self
• Here's proof that Ellie Goulding would definitely beat you in a fight
• Fat bear enjoying a nice back scratch caught on trail cam
• This fat bear's before and after photos are stunning
• Avenged Sevenfold concert to launch Universal Music VR platform this week
• Comedy writer penned a perfect response to his son's permission slip
• Xiaomi's curvy Note 2 flagship fills the hole left behind by the Samsung Note7
• Your 'wrong person' texts may be linked to Myanmar warlord
• With declining iPhone sales, Apple touts record growth in services

• Best Sony headphones deal: Over $100 off Sony XM5 headphones
• Comedy writer penned a perfect response to his son's permission slip
• One of Rihanna's backup dancers is missing
• Here's how 'The Walking Dead' pulled off those chilling death scenes
• Put Me In, Coach!
• Twitter must be saved
• Icelandic women walked out of work at 2:38 p.m. on a Monday for an important reason
• Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian is no longer a punchline
• 10 Tech Predictions for 2017
• Scientists found an incandescent planet. It's 'constantly exploding.'