Sources: Google is buying Lytro, the imaging startup that uses its light field tech in VR, for about $40M; deal includes Lytro’s 59 imaging tech patents

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Sources: Google is buying Lytro, the imaging startup that uses its light field tech in VR, for about $40M; deal includes Lytro’s 59 imaging tech patents  —  Last week, Google showed off a new app to display immersive photography in virtual reality, and a multi-camera technique for capturing it …