The Daydream View is now officially available for purchase and we’ve had more than enough time to get well-acquainted with the virtual reality headset. Whether you recently received one as part of the promo for pre-ordering the Google Pixel, or plan on picking one up in the future — here are a handful of The Best Tips & Tricks we discovered during our time with the headset.

Learn the basics

Before you do anything, you gotta learn the basics. Thankfully, we’ve already prepared a comprehensive list of the First Things You Should Do with the Daydream View. It’s pretty straight forward, but this could be helpful guide for beginners or those who are curious to see what the process is like — take a look.

Disposable face masks are a MUST

It’s not something many people consider until actually getting their hands (or face, rather) on a VR headset, but constantly strapping something against your face and sharing with others isn’t exactly sanitary. Makeup, sweat, dirt, and oils are sure to accumulate and although the Daydream has a removable face pad for easy hand-washing, you still have to wait overnight for it to dry thoroughly. That might not be enough time if you have unexpected guests, or forget before leaving on a quick trip to the in-laws.

Thankfully, we came across disposable facial masks for VR headsets. Similar to surgical masks, they strap around your ears and ensure your face never comes into contact with the Daydream’s face pad. Since one of our favorite things to do with VR is share the experience with others and with the holiday season fast approaching, the disposable VR masks make that possible and most importantly, hygienic.

Whether you’re waiting for the sanitary masks to arrive or forgot them back at home, bath tissue also works in a pinch. Just pull off a long row, fold it, and lay against your forehead and nose. Sure it looks silly, but it’s better than the alternative.

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President-elect Donald Trump and President Obama met for the first time Thursday and pledged to work together, starting the whirlwind transition that will unfold over the next 10 weeks until Trump is sworn into office Jan. 20.

Trump later met with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) at the Capitol and said they also would work together — but on Republican goals that are opposed by Obama and his fellow Democrats. "We're going to lower taxes," Trump told reporters, with Ryan seated by his side. "We're going to fix health care and make it affordable and better."

He appeared to be referring to a plan to lower taxes that heavily benefits top earners and to the GOP's aim of repealing the Affordable Care Act, Obama's signature domestic policy achievement.

Following his meeting with Ryan, Trump conferred with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) in the Kentucky senator's Capitol office.

An hour and a half after Trump entered the White House through the South Lawn entrance — avoiding news cameras and the president's staff — a group of reporters was ushered into the Oval Office, where the president and president-elect were seated in the high-backed armchairs at the end of the room.

In a sign of how tensions between the two politicians have not disappeared in the immediate aftermath of the election, the White House did not arrange for the traditional photo-op between the current first couple and the incoming one, a custom that George W. Bush and his wife Laura observed when the Obamas visited the White House in 2008. Melania Trump met separately with Michelle Obama.

Still, Trump told reporters Thursday that he expects to work closely with Obama now and in the future to seek his advice in guiding the country. He noted that a session that was supposed to last 10 to 15 minutes went on for an hour and a half.

“As far as I'm concerned, it could have lasted a lot longer,” Trump said. “We discussed a lot of different situations, some wonderful and some difficulties. I very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future, including counsel.”

“So Mr. President, it was a great honor being with you, and I look forward to being with you many, many more times in the future,” he added, calling Obama “a very good man.”

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WASHINGTON — President Obama called president-elect Donald Trump Wednesday morning to congratulate him on his election victory and invite him to the White House on Thursday to discuss "the smooth transition of power," the White House said.

Obama will discuss the election results in a statement to the press Wednesday from the White House, including "what steps we can take as a country to come together after this hard-fought election season," White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.

Earnest provided few details of Obama's phone call with the president-elect, other than to say he called from the White House residence in the early morning hours.

Obama also called former secretary of State Hillary Clinton and "expressed admiration for the strong campaign she waged throughout the country," he said.

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