article_snippet.sent: Toy manufacturer Mattel has worked with Google to develop a new version of the View-Master, which will rely on a smartphone to deliver Google optical trickery.
article_snippet.sent: The virtual reality device makes use of Google's Cardboard to deliver immersive scenes such as Alcatraz prison in San Francisco, called '360 degree photospheres'.
article_snippet.sent: To release the phone's virtual reality features, an Android smartphone running Mattel's app is needed.
article_snippet.sent: Toy manufacturer Mattel has worked with Google to the new toy, which will rely on a smartphone to deliver Google optical trickery.
article_snippet.sent: An illustration of The virtual reality device is shown .
article_snippet.sent: The smartphone needs to be inserted into The virtual reality device along with a reel,meaning that parents will have to surrender parents handsets while children play.
article_snippet.sent: The gadget uses augmented reality and animations to make the scenes feel immersive.
article_snippet.sent: By pairing an 'experience reel' with a smartphone, children 'will immediately experience an imaginative and interactive learning environment,' Toy manufacturer Mattel says.
article_snippet.sent: The virtual reality device is set to be released in autumn for $30 (£20), with reels sold in themed packs of four for $15 (£10).
article_snippet.sent: Toy manufacturer Mattel told MailOnline the toy will come to the UK early next year.