Xiaomi and Oculus at the CES 2018 announced that they are working on two standalone VR headsets - Oculus Go and Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone that will be built by Xiaomi and will be powered the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Mobile VR Platform. These don't require cable, external sensors, or a mobile phone. Oculus said that it has worked with Qualcomm to deliver the highest possible level of performance to meet the high computing demands of the standalone VR product category. Oculus Go was introduced back in October last for $199. Both the headsets share similar design and specifications including 2K (2,560 x 1,440 pixels) fast-switch LCD screen, next-generation lenses and integrated spatial audio developed by Oculus, controller with touchpad and a trigger button. The audio drivers are built directly into the headset, making getting in and out of VR much faster and making the headset easy to share with someone else. These also have a 3.5mm headphone jack for a more private listening experience. Mi VR Standalone shares the same core hardware features and design as Oculus Go and supports the Oculus Mobile SDK, enabling existing Oculus developers to easily bring their content to the Mi VR platform in China and also has support for Mi VR SDK. Oculus ...
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Oculus and Xiaomi partner for Oculus Go and Mi VR Standalone VR headsets
Xiaomi and Oculus at the CES 2018 announced that they are working on two standalone VR headsets - Oculus Go and Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone that will be built by Xiaomi and will be powered the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Mobile VR Platform. These don't require cable, external sensors, or a mobile phone. Oculus said that it has worked with Qualcomm to deliver the highest possible level of performance to meet the high computing demands of the standalone VR product category. Oculus Go was introduced back in October last for $199. Both the headsets share similar design and specifications including 2K (2,560 x 1,440 pixels) fast-switch LCD screen, next-generation lenses and integrated spatial audio developed by Oculus, controller with touchpad and a trigger button. The audio drivers are built directly into the headset, making getting in and out of VR much faster and making the headset easy to share with someone else. These also have a 3.5mm headphone jack for a more private listening experience. Mi VR Standalone shares the same core hardware features and design as Oculus Go and supports the Oculus Mobile SDK, enabling existing Oculus developers to easily bring their content to the Mi VR platform in China and also has support for Mi VR SDK. Oculus ...
