Sentences with phrase «of standalone headsets»

However, the latest Daydream headset had largely been overshadowed in 2017 by news of standalone headsets from various companies, including Google.

Google's Daydream VR is set to take on a big new project this year with the debut of standalone headsets, and that starts with the Mirage Solo from Lenovo.

The company says the Focus is positioned as the premium option among the incoming wave of standalone headsets; of course, premium features are never far from premium price.

At I / O 2017, it finally arrived, in the form of a standalone headset that's supposed to ship later this year.

Editors» Note: This review has been updated to reflect the inclusion of the Oculus Touch controllers with the Rift, and the availability of the standalone headset at a lower price.

I've tried a couple of standalone headset prototypes in the past few years from VR start - up companies hoping to stand out.

One of the key innovations of the standalone headset is a feature Google is calling WorldSense.

Not exact matches

Microsoft has HoloLens, a prototype for an augmented reality headset that's still in development, but Xbox boss Phil Spencer calls HoloLens an «untethered» experience, telling TIME last summer that «it's a standalone device that all of the computing power is in the head - mounted display.»

During Facebook's F8 developer conference today, human CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the availability of the Oculus Go, the company's latest VR headset and its first standalone device for virtual reality that doesn't require a PC or smartphone.

As the first standalone racing game available for early adopters of the PlayStation VR headset, DriveClub...

Specifically, the standalone headset will run for $ 199.99, while the bundled editions of the headset will be starting at $ 299.99.

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PlayStation VR starts at $ 399.99 for the standalone headset and while that may sound like a lot of money, it's comparatively on the low - end of pricing for the quality you receive.

Two SKUs have been previously revealed for the headset; You can get the headset as a standalone for $ 399 or you can get the headset, PS camera, a set of PlayStation Move controllers, and a demo disc for $ 499.

GameFace Labs, one of the earliest companies to begin development of a standalone VR headset, is back with the latest version of their prototype...

If you've got the HTC Vive headset, Fallout 4 VR — released as its own standalone version in 2017 — gives the Commonwealth an even more epic sense of scale.

But depending on what HTC and Lenovo unveil, Google's standalone headset may be more like a bridge between two generations of virtual reality.

People can't move around inside its 360 - degree videos, so unlike in the vast majority of VR experiences, the standalone headset's sophisticated tracking system won't do much.

Mozilla has announced a new version of its Firefox browser for standalone virtual and augmented reality headsets.

Firefox Reality is designed and engineered specifically for the next generation of standalone VR and AR headsets, but during initial development our source code will also run in Developer Mode on Daydream and Gear VR devices.

Because the Vive Pro is being sold as a standalone headset, you'll have to buy two of HTC's Lighthouse sensors and VR controllers separately.

«That's why we're building Firefox Reality, a new kind of Web browser that has been designed from the ground up to work on standalone virtual and augmented reality (or mixed reality) headsets,» he added.

Much of this — minus some of the phone - specific notifications — is likely also going to be available for the upcoming standalone Daydream VR headset that Google is launching together with Lenovo next month.

For now, Firefox Reality is «engineered specifically for the next generation of standalone VR and AR headsets,» Mozilla says.

Lenovo finally released the details of its standalone Daydream VR headset.

Instead, they might be holding out for standalone VR headsets, but even then, Gold sees an issue with the number of VR - friendly apps.

HTC's standalone virtual reality headset will arrive by the end of the year, the company has announced.The HTC Vive Focus technically had a limited launch last year in China, but soon, it'll be available going worldwide.

Pico Technology revised its Neo CV standalone headset ahead of release.

While the initial Daydream devices required a compatible Android phone for its smarts and screen, standalone versions are now on the way, including devices created by Lenovo and HTC — the creator of the Vive headset for PCs.

That's even in presence of the Lenovo Mirage Solo headset that was initially announced last year during Google's Fall event where it announced the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, though at the time it was only known that a headset from Lenovo would be coming and that it would be based on Daydream, and be a standalone offering.

It all comes down to preferences and what you want out of your VR experience, but it might serve the Daydream platform better if standalone headsets for the Daydream platform were released sooner rather than later.

Google said it has solved key problems with both augmented reality and its cousin, virtual reality, with a new standalone virtual reality headset and a way to navigate indoors using visual reference points as a sort of indoor GPS, called VPS.

While the company didn't have much to say or show of this reference design device, Google did tease that both HTC (seen above) and Lenovo (seen below) are working on standalone Daydream headsets based on this reference design.

Now Qualcomm is following suit, announcing its latest VR development kit, boasting of the latest VR technologies you can find in a standalone headset.

We only have a few sketches of HTC's and Lenovo's standalone Daydream headset, but so far their designs look very similar to other virtual reality headsets currently on the market.

Opting for the higher - end Gear 2 will gain you the addition of a built - in camera, while both are able to run apps and work as standalone music players to pair with a bluetooth headset.

After touting the possibility of exploring virtual worlds with a standalone headset, Intel has killed Project Alloy before it even had a chance to get off the ground.

You Galaxy S8 users will probably be pleased to hear that Daydream support is coming to Samsung's latest pair of flagships later this summer, while Google also introduced a new standalone VR headset.

Joining that rumor is a new spat of sources claiming this standalone VR / AR headset will include eye - tracking technology.

Xiaomi is also rolling out a standalone VR headset of its own — dubbed the Mi VR Standalone — that will be launching exclusively in China later standalone VR headset of its own — dubbed the Mi VR Standalone — that will be launching exclusively in China later Standalone — that will be launching exclusively in China later this year.

HTC's standalone headsets weren't much of a secret really.

Besides faster movie downloads, expect the higher speeds of 5G networking to provide the kind of low latency needed to run demanding virtual reality apps on standalone headsets.

As part of its quest to drive down VR pricing, Oculus also announced the $ 199 Oculus Go, a standalone headset that doesn't need to be tethered to a phone or PC.

The heart rate sensor, remote control and ability to play music directly to a Bluetooth headset make it a worthwhile investment - but in spite of standalone features, you still really need to own a Samsung phone to get the best out of the Samsung Gear 2.

After a longer wait than perhaps was initially anticipated, the makers of probably the best PC - connected VR headset in the world unveiled their first standalone effort in China a few months ago.

HTC has backed out of making Google's daydream of a standalone Daydream VR headset but Lenovo has not.

This preempted the release of a standalone Daydream VR headset, forcing HTC to cut its losses and focus on the market where it has an advantage.

This time, though, the demo was housed in a standalone headset instead of a headset powered by a smartphone.

What's more, Google announced these will be part of a new category of VR devices, standalone headsets.

Samsung isn't yet revealing pricing for either the combination headset or standalone Controller, but there's a good chance we'll hear more near the end of March.