Google cardboard - anyone tried it?

[Uncle Albert]

Well after about 10 minutes of working out how to put it together it appears to have been a Christmas success.

It won't last long but it's been worth it.

[mudskipper]

Just ordered one for ms#3 for Chrimbo.

Awesome!

So got that one right

[Bunk]

This is CUK, not AnalInsertionUK...

Sorry, it's an easy mistake to make.

[d000hg]

The OnePlus One was a bit of a tight fit but worked well once it was in.

This is CUK, not AnalInsertionUK...

[mudskipper]

Just ordered one for ms#3 for Chrimbo.

[Bunk]

I've got one, haven't put it together yet but I've used other people's ones. Pretty cool for a few quid. The OnePlus One was a bit of a tight fit but worked well once it was in. No problems with the lenses on the ones I tried but the switch was a bit hit and miss.

[FatLazyContractor]

Ha, ha did you get it to work at all?

No, the lens would never stay in the holes.

[Uncle Albert]

I went full blown cheap skate and ordered one I found on hotukdeals for $1. It did not have any instructions, but I managed to assemble it only to find that the lens provided were too small for the bloody holes

That said, I heard that the final product (if you buy from the right source) is brilliant. Make sure you buy a legit one and not some cheap-Chinese-fake.

Ha, ha did you get it to work at all?

FOURTEEN QUID???

Fourteen quid for a bit of cardboard?

Ye Gods, there are some mugs out there.

(and I wish I'd thought of it first)

To be fair, it does come with a "FREE HEAD-STRAP" (also known as an elastic band).
You can get them a lot cheaper without the NFC, but I wanted to try to avoid permanent eye damage to the kids.

[Sysman]

FOURTEEN QUID???

Fourteen quid for a bit of cardboard?

Ye Gods, there are some mugs out there.

(and I wish I'd thought of it first)

[FatLazyContractor]

I hadn't heard about it until last week. It's very cheap (as you'd expect for a cardboard box) so I thought I'd get a few for the sprogs to play with over Christmas. Have any of you tried it yet, and if so, do I need anything other than the standard kit with the NFC card and a phone?

This is what I was going to get: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Cardb...ogle+cardboard

I went full blown cheap skate and ordered one I found on hotukdeals for $1. It did not have any instructions, but I managed to assemble it only to find that the lens provided were too small for the bloody holes

That said, I heard that the final product (if you buy from the right source) is brilliant. Make sure you buy a legit one and not some cheap-Chinese-fake.

[Uncle Albert]

I hadn't heard about it until last week. It's very cheap (as you'd expect for a cardboard box) so I thought I'd get a few for the sprogs to play with over Christmas. Have any of you tried it yet, and if so, do I need anything other than the standard kit with the NFC card and a phone?

This is what I was going to get: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Google-Cardb...ogle+cardboard