It's also worth mentioning that at the bottom of this page the only company listed is Lenovo so there may not be any other
standalone headsets coming next year.
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.
After reading this how do you feel about
the standalone headset coming out?
Not exact matches
Lenovo teamed up with Lucasfilm and Disney to make a
standalone VR
headset (you use your own smartphone, like the Google Pixel 2 or an iPhone) that
comes with a VR lightsaber.
HTC and Qualcomm have officially announced the Vive
Standalone VR
headset,
coming exclusively to China soon.
What's
coming down the pipe, Sam, are
standalone augmented reality
headsets.
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.
The forthcoming
headset, which allows users to step into virtual worlds without connecting to a PC or a smartphone,
comes as Google races Facebook's Oculus to bring a
standalone VR
headset to market.
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.
Lenovo has, fortunately,
come to the rescue with the new Mirage Solo with Daydream
standalone headset that promises freedom in more ways than one.
When it
comes to virtual reality there are a few options: go down the fully - formed route, with PC powering everything, like HTC Vive; opt for a
headset that requires a phone to be slipped in to act as the processor and screen, such as the Google Daydream View; or opt for a wire - free fully
standalone headset.
Touted at Google IO 2017 as being one of the first
standalone Google Daydream
headsets that doesn't rely on a phone for power, Google VR's Clay Bavor has confirmed that the Vive Focus won't be
coming to the platform, but instead will run on its own software.
Both of those prices seem high, especially since the Oculus Go, another phone - free
standalone VR
headset from Facebook, is
coming soon for half the price ($ 200).
That
comes as HTC prepares to double - down on the technology with a
standalone headset expected to be the VIVE Focus.
It's unclear if the project as a whole has been abandoned, as that's what head VR Googler Clay Bavor seems to suggest on Twitter while the Daydream website still lists a «Vive
standalone headset with Daydream» as «
coming soon.»
Just as big: Google has announced its Daydream VR platform is
coming to
standalone headsets, no cable, PC or phone required.
What Niantic is teasing, however, is the possibility of Pokemon Go
coming to
standalone AR
headsets, like, for example, the Microsoft HoloLens.
With HTC out of the running that left Lenovo as the remaining brand which had already confirmed they would be bringing out a
standalone Daydream
headset for consumers, but now that it's
coming up to the end of the year Lenovo's
headset is nowhere to be found so it's clear the company didn't make its target date for a launch.
Earlier this year both Lenovo and HTC announced that they would be
coming out with
standalone Daydream VR
headsets at some point this year.
Stories: — Google Home gets free hands - free calling, notifications, Bluetooth support and more — Galaxy S8 gets Daydream «soon»,
standalone Google VR
headsets coming from HTC and Lenovo — Google Assistant wears Google Lens, takes more Actions on Google — Android Go features lightened Google apps, OS for markets that need it
Google confirmed that there were
standalone Daydream VR
headsets coming, though they won't be the ones making them as originally thought.
Using technology from the Tango project, he new
standalone headsets will
come with WorldSense, a positional tracking system with no need for any external cameras.
Since this VR
headset is a
standalone device, it also
comes with its own internal battery.
Xiaomi has now partnered with Oculus, one of the most reputed names in the VR market to
come with some
standalone VR
headsets.
Both Glass and the Galaxy Gear are more companion devices than
standalone hardware, though Google's
headset is arguably more capable when it
comes to operating outside the range of a smartphone.
As a
standalone VR
headset, it does not require to be tethered to a computer or a smartphone as the headgear is built to work more like an all - in - one VR tool that offers direct access to VR content through the Oculus ecosystem sans any additional hardware, though it
comes with a physical controller.
If Google's serious about its own
standalone headset, I / O would be a good venue for letting developers know what's
coming.
Facebook's Oculus recently unveiled a
standalone headset that's
coming next year, and Google also announced it's working with Qualcomm, Lenovo, and HTC to introduce untethered mobile
headsets that do not require a phone or computer.