I've tried a couple of
standalone headset prototypes in the past few years from VR start - up companies hoping to stand out.
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.»
GameFace Labs, one of the earliest companies to begin development of a
standalone VR
headset, is back with the latest version of their
prototype...
Oculus is also working on a
headset codenamed Santa Cruz, which is a
standalone prototype with tracking.
Microsoft brought a fleet of HoloLens
prototypes to BUILD 2015, each of them a
standalone computer, eyepiece, sensor rig, and spatial sound system all integrated into a single
headset, and offered me the opportunity to see what creating a Windows Holographic experience was like.
This
prototype puts Google in the company of Oculus and Intel, both of whom have showed off early
standalone headsets with self - contained tracking systems.
Google announced
standalone Daydream
headsets at last year's I / O conference, and we were able to try an internal
prototype.