Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was sold beside postcards, and by 1952, you could buy the camera and make your own reels. I just didn't know any of that when I ...

Children of the mid-20th century will almost certainly remember View-Master, with its circular slide reels and 3-D views of stories and places. It hasn't changed much in 75 years, but Mattel announced ...

Remember that View-Master you used to own as a kid? Well, Mattel gave it a millenium-ready, virtual-reality-equipped overhaul; and it’s poised to become one of the best Google Cardboard solutions you ...

Along with GI Joes, Slinkies and Sea Monkeys, View-Masters are probably one of the most-remembered childhood products of the past few generations. Even if you yourself never got the chance to flip ...

The Mattel View-Master is inexpensive and easy to get up and running, plus it looks pretty darn cool. It works with both Android and iPhones. The Experience Reels aren't exactly coming thick and fast.

Mattel’s View-Master was reborn as a virtual reality accessory for phones last fall. The snap-on plastic goggles — which are compatible with Google’s Cardboard VR platform — are enough of a success to ...

Believe it or not, you won't actually need a View-Master to view the content Google is presenting this week. The View-Master device is just a box with a magnetic switch – just like Google Cardboard.

A reel showing Bruce Goff’s 1947 Ford House in Aurora, Illinois, from View Productions (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Each reel comes with a short essay on its ...

I may not be the best candidate for a virtual reality demo. My glasses always get in the way, and even straight 3D tends to make me dizzy. None-the-less, I had to try the new View-Master. Well, the ...

Move over, superheroes! Toys might be the next intellectual property that takes the entertainment industry by storm. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mattel Films and Sony Pictures will be working ...