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Pimax’s Answer to Rift’s Asynchronous Spacewarp ‘Brainwarp’ to Exit Beta This Week
Pimax today announced their Brainwarp software will be coming out of beta soon with the official launch of Brainwarp version 1.0.
Like Oculus' Asynchronous Spacewarp, Brainwarp was designed to reduce the massive hardware requirements needed to run the headset's high resolution...
Pimax to Launch Ruggedized “8K” VR Headsets for Business This Year
Today Pimax announced it's introducing a new business-focused ruggedized line of its "8K" series virtual reality headsets, set to release sometime this year.
According to an MRTV video interview with Pimax's head of US operations Kevin Henderson, Pimax says it will produce...
Hands-on: Pimax’s Ultrawide “8K” & “5K” Plus See Big Improvements on the Path to Launch
Last year at CES we took a good long look at Pimax's "8K" headset and saw potential, but identified a number of key issues that would need addressing before the headsets actually hit the market. This year at CES,...
Pimax Showing Production Headsets, Controllers, and More at CES
At CES 2019 this week, Pimax is showing off the production versions of their "8K" and "5K" Plus headsets, their upcoming Knuckles-style controllers, as well as hand-tracking and eye-tracking modules.
Pimax has begun delivering its ultrawide crowd-funded "8K" and "5K"...
Pimax Announces General Sale of “8K” & “5K” Headsets with 80+ Day Waiting Period
Pimax today announced the end of pre-orders and the beginning of general sales of the Pimax “8K”, “5K” Plus, and “5K” Business Edition (BE) headsets. With a current waiting period of 81 days until Pimax begins shipping the headsets though,...
Pimax Launches Pre-orders for “8K” & “5K” VR Headsets, Pricing & Specs Here
The Pimax "8K" headset was the result of VR's most successful Kickstarter campaign, beating out all others, including Oculus, with a whopping $4.23 million raised when the campaign concluded in November 2017. It's been a bit of a bumpy...
Pimax “5K” Plus Breeds Confusion as Previewers Recommend it Over “8K” Headset
Just a month before the company expected to begin shipping the first "5K" and "8K" headsets to backers of its Kickstarter campaign, Pimax introduced a new model, the "5K" Plus. Though it has a lower resolution than the higher-end "8K,"...
Pimax “8K” Pre-production Previews Emerge from Select Backers
As part of the company's ongoing development of the Pimax "8K" headset, a select group of Kickstarter backers recieved pre-production units to aid in testing and feedback ahead of production. Today those backers are allowed to talk publicly about...
Pimax “8K” to Begin Shipping By Month’s End, Pimax “5K” Plus Announced
While Pimax has been met with several delays in delivering its ultra-wide FOV headsets, the quest to get headsets out the door to backers of its successful Kickstarter campaign may soon be coming to a conclusion. The company says...
Update: Pimax to Send Testers Second “8K” Pre-production Headset Amidst Alleged Quality Concerns
Pimax previously said their upcoming "8K" VR headset was heading into the mass production phase. Kickstarter backers probably shouldn't expect an imminent launch though, as the company today announced they're sending out a second iteration on their pre-production 'M1'...
Pimax Starts Mass Production Phase of “8K” VR Headset
Pimax today announced they've headed into the mass production phase of the Pimax "8K" VR headset.
"The obstacles that prevent us from mass production have been eliminated last week, thus the whole project now can move on with full speed towards...
Pimax Starts Shipping Pre-production “8K” Headsets Today, Kickstarter Version Slated for June
Pimax today updated their "8K" headset Kickstarter page to announce that pre-production units of the 200-degree field of view headset, dubbed M1, are now shipping to a handful of closed beta testers. The company says 10 of the Pimax...
Pimax “8K” Pre-production Units Planned for April, Initial Backer Shipments on Track for Q2
Offering an update to backers of the successful Pimax "8K" Kickstarter, which aims to deliver a high resolution VR headset with an ultrawide field of view, Pimax says 'M1' pre-production units should be complete by April, with initial backer...














