View-Master makes a comeback

Here’s a nice blast from the past. The Google-Mattel event has brought the View-Master into the 21^st century. Using Google Cardboard, Mattel is giving the nostalgic toy an upgrade with the use of a smartphone, of course. If you don’t know what a View-Master is it was an ‘80s toy that lets kids peek into 3D worlds. All you needed were the 3D reels and a good light source and you had hours of fun ahead of you.

This time, the new View-Master will make use of the smartphone screen that will project some of the 3D images made specifically for this purpose in an app. The toy will be available for US$29 this fall but there aren’t too many specifics on what size phones it can accommodate or what graphics chip is needed to render the images. It will come with an experience reel sample but to get more you will need to buy them at $14.99 each.

Source: SlashGear