Google's virtual reality offerings took a significant step forward Wednesday as the company officially confirmed its work
on standalone virtual reality headsets during its Google I / O 2017 developers conference.
We heard rumor awhile ago that Google is working
on a standalone virtual reality headset that'll also serve as a platform for augmented reality applications.
Samsung confirmed three months ago that it's working
on a standalone virtual reality headset which is going to feature positional tracking,...
According to a recent leak, ASUS is working
on a standalone virtual reality headset planned for a market release in 2017.
Not exact matches
Next month, the company will launch the Oculus Go, a $ 200
standalone virtual -
reality headset that runs
on a Qualcomm (qcom) processor.
But depending
on what HTC and Lenovo unveil, Google's
standalone headset may be more like a bridge between two generations of
virtual reality.
Facebook will reportedly launch the
standalone VR (
virtual reality)
headset, Oculus Go during its annual developer conference, f8 scheduled
on May 1st in San Jose, CA.
«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
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on standalone virtual and augmented
reality (or mixed reality) headsets,» he
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reality) headsets,» he
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Lenovo has a
standalone virtual reality headset, i.e. one that doesn't require a smartphone to be inserted, that runs
on Google Daydream in the works.
Google announced the first
standalone virtual reality headset powered by its Daydream technology during the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
on Tuesday.
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.
HTC has announced Vive Focus, a
standalone virtual reality headset that eliminates the wires found
on the regular HTC Vive.
Google is reportedly working
on a
standalone headset that blends augmented
reality with
virtual reality, which could make up for Google Glass.
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.
Now, another report (via Engadget) says that Google is indeed still working
on a
standalone headset, albeit one «that blurs the line between
virtual reality and augmented
reality.»
The additional details
on Google's
standalone headset comes right after a The Drum report focused
on a «wireless
virtual reality» device which received approval from the FCC.
Samsung is reportedly working
on a new
standalone virtual reality (VR)
headset.
Facebook is planning to launch its Oculus Go
standalone virtual reality headset at the company's F8 developer conference
on May 1, according to sources speaking to Variety.
HTC may have bailed
on its plans to launch a
standalone virtual reality (VR)
headset using the Google Daydream platform, but the company did end up launching a wire - free
headset in China late last year.
Mozilla is working
on a new web browser for
standalone virtual and augmented
reality headsets, a sign that the Firefox maker doesn't think the VR / AR movement is going away any time soon.
Before actual «
standalone» VR
headsets go
on sale from companies like Oculus, Samsung, Asus, HTC or Lenovo, requiring no high - end PC or smartphone link, your best shot at relatively affordable
virtual reality immersion
on the fly is still a Gear VR or Daydream View shell.
The new
headset will provide
standalone, wire - free mobile
virtual reality based
on Google's Daydream platform.
Facebook is reportedly all set to introduce a
standalone version of its
virtual reality (VR)
headset called the Oculus Go at the upcoming f8 developer conference scheduled to occur
on May 1.
On the
virtual reality front, we may also see some news related to HTC's Vive - branded
standalone Google Daydream
headset.
Beyond ARKit in iOS 11, Apple is reportedly looking to develop a
standalone virtual reality headset, with hundreds of engineers currently working
on the project.
Qualcomm thinks
standalone virtual reality (VR) is the way of the future, and to help move that future along the chip maker is out with its second reference design
headset on which partners like Google Daydream, HTC and Oculus will base their own devices.