New Mattel View-Master Is Virtual Reality for Kids Richard Adhikari - TechNewsWorld
go to original February 19, 2015

Remember the View-Master? You slotted a disc of slides called a 'reel' into the top, clicked the lever on the right, and were thrilled by the scenes before your eyes.

Introduced in 1939, the stereoscopic view has been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame. Although it's had a low profile for many years, and production was shifted to Mexico in 2000, it's still around.

Google and Mattel now are teaming up to revive and modernize the View-Master. Mattel has announced a new version that works with Google Cardboard and Android smartphones.

Mattel will offer the new View-Master and a sample experience reel this fall, for US$30.

Additional experience reel packs, each featuring four themed experience reels, will be offered at $15. These reel packs will have themes such as nature, adventure destinations, and science.

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