{"id":341344,"date":"2017-05-19T01:16:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1493050"},"modified":"2017-05-19T01:16:00","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T17:16:00","slug":"chrome-is-coming-to-augmented-reality-and-google-daydream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/chrome-is-coming-to-augmented-reality-and-google-daydream\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrome is coming to augmented reality and Google Daydream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At Google I\/O today the company chatted a bit about what\u2019s next for Daydream as it preps the next update, codenamed \u201c2.0 Euphrates\u201d<\/p>\n

The big highlight is that Google will be building a version of Chrome especially for use inside virtual reality. The browser will be coming later this year. Oculus launched a browser for the Gear VR in its most recent big software update, though Daydream\u2019s option seems to take advantage of some of the strengths of Chrome like bookmarks and history.<\/p>\n

The company has already brought WebVR to mobile and desktop Chrome. They showed off WebVR Experiments<\/a>\u00a0last month to bring bitesize\u00a0experiences to VR on Daydream and Cardboard.<\/p>\n

Google gave some light details on bringing Chrome to augmented reality situations as well so that users can bring their outside world into the browser. This will allow people shopping for a coffee table on Amazon\u2019s mobile app to scan their room and see what the right size would be. The update will be launching today on an experimental build of Chromium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" At Google I\/O today the company chatted a bit about what’s next for Daydream as it preps the next update, codenamed “2.0 Euphrates” The big highlight is that Google will be building a version of Chrome especially for use inside virtual reality. The browser will be coming later this year. Oculus launched a browser for the Gear VR in its most recent big software update,… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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