Unless I'm mistaken, Google Cardboard is simply a piece of cardboard folded into a shape that supports a phone on your face.
The patents discussed in the article, however, describe very specific ways for a phone/iPod-like device to interoperate with a headset via the microphone/power connectors. I can't see how this could be interpreted as "Apple patents Google Cardboard."
Unless I'm mistaken, Google Cardboard is simply a piece of cardboard folded into a shape that supports a phone on your face.
The patents discussed in the article, however, describe very specific ways for a phone/iPod-like device to interoperate with a headset via the microphone/power connectors. I can't see how this could be interpreted as "Apple patents Google Cardboard."