Standalone VR Headset
Everything We Know About Oculus Go (so far)
Oculus Go is an upcoming standalone VR headset and controller that offers the same content library and a similar experience to Gear VR, but in a dedicated unit rather than a ‘headset shell’ accessory for a smartphone. What follows...
Vive Focus Hits the FCC, Suggesting Dev Kit Soon to Launch in US
After launching the Vive Focus standalone headset in China in late January, the company announced in March that the headset would be launching in the US, EU, and other Western markets later this year, beginning with the launch of...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 VRDK to Offer Ultrasonic 6DOF Controller Tracking
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 845 VRDK, a VR headset reference design for hardware and software developers, is now offering 6DOF controller input with ultrasonic tracking.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 VDRK is essentially a starting point for companies who want to build their...
Oculus to Scrap Trackpads on Santa Cruz Controllers in Favor of Buttons & Sticks
At GDC 2018 this week, Oculus revealed some additional details surrounding their high-end standalone VR headset prototype, Santa Cruz. Among those details, the company plans to replace the current controllers' trackpads with buttons and sticks, much like the Rift.
Santa...
Our First Look at Oculus Go – Aiming for the Accessibility Sweet Spot
Oculus Go was announced months ago, but it wasn't until this week at GDC 2018 that the company actually made the headset available to try.
At the Oculus booth today we got our first good look at Oculus Go, the...
Lenovo Confirms May 5th US Launch, June for UK and $400 Price for Mirage Solo VR...
Lenovo's Mirage Solo standalone VR headset, which was announced last year and fully revealed back in January, is set to launch on May 5th, priced at $400, Lenovo tells Road to VR. The standalone headset is set to compete with...
Companies Can Soon Make Vive Wave Headsets Based on Qualcomm’s New VR Reference Design
Qualcomm today announced their Snapdragon 845 Virtual Reality Development Kit (VRDK) reference headset will have support for Vive Wave, HTC's open API which allows a large range of third-party headsets and peripherals access to a common platform. The move to integrate Vive Wave...
Report: Facebook to Launch Oculus Go Standalone Headset at F8 Developer Conference
Oculus Go, the company's upcoming $200 standalone VR headset, doesn't have an official release date yet, but a recent report from Variety contends Oculus will be launching Go at Facebook's f8 developer conference this May.
Variety cites "multiple sources familiar with...
Oculus to Talk Developing for ‘Santa Cruz’ Standalone Headset Next Week – a Step Closer to...
Project Santa Cruz, Oculus' in-development standalone VR headset first teased back at Oculus Connect 2016, doesn't even really have a proper name yet, but at this year's Game Developer's Conference (GDC) the company will be dedicating an hour-long talk...
Vive Focus’ Western Launch Hinges on Success in China
Having initially announced that their Vive Focus standalone VR headset would operate as part of Google's Daydream VR platform in 2017, HTC later scrapped those plans ahead of the headset's recent launch in China under HTC's own 'Wave Vive'...
Oculus Go Dev Kit Images Show the Headset to Be Near Consumer-ready
Two images showing a seemingly consumer-ready box containing Oculus Go, the company's upcoming standalone VR headset, found its way to Reddit and Twitter recently, possibly indicating that launch is right around the corner.
As first reported by TechRadar, the images appear...
Vive Focus Standalone VR Headset Launches in China
Vive Focus, HTC's first standalone VR headset, has officially launched in China. Based on HTC's new mobile VR platform, which includes a mobile version of the Viveport content store, the headset debuts with more than 40 apps.
The Vive Focus...
Hands-on: Lenovo Mirage Solo – Strong Fundamentals, Questionable Pricing
At CES 2018 last week, Lenovo revealed the Mirage Solo, the company's standalone Daydream headset. The new device has everything on-board, including inside-out positional tracking, which means it doesn't rely on a smartphone or external computer to drive the...
Pico Neo 6DoF Standalone Headset to Bring Viveport Mobile Westward
When the China-based headset manufacturer Pico Interactive announced they were bringing their six degrees of freedom (6DoF) Pico Neo VR headset and 6DoF controllers to the West, it wasn't clear what content store they'd be drawing from when they released the headset out...
Lenovo Unveils Mirage Solo Daydream Standalone VR Headset
Lenovo today unveiled the first standalone VR headset in Google's Daydream mobile VR ecosystem, the Mirage Solo. Revealed today at CES, the headset integrates Google's WorldSense six degrees of freedom (6DoF) positional tracking alongside the headset's 3DoF controller.
First teased back at...

















