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Mattel's View-Master evolves for virtual reality

Mattel partners with Google to bring virtual reality to the classic View-Master toy -- and it'll work with iPhones.

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Want to play with a new View-Master? Ask mommy and daddy for a smartphone.

Mattel is working with Google to reboot the classic View-Master toy as a child's first portal into virtual reality. In this CNET Update, learn how it works and how Mattel is putting a new twist on collectable reels. It's not the first time Mattel has incorporated a parent's gadget into playtime:

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