VR Headset
Meta Reveals VR Headset Prototypes Designed to Make VR ‘Indistinguishable From Reality’
Meta says its ultimate goal with its VR hardware is to make a comfortable, compact headset with visual finality that's 'indistinguishable from reality'. Today the company revealed its latest VR headset prototypes which it says represent steps toward that...
Vive Flow’s Two Most Requested Features Are in the Works, Says HTC
HTC's compact VR headset, Vive Flow, launched late last year targeting a different kind of VR user. The company says that feedback since launch has consistently been around two features, both of which it plans to address.
Vive Flow is...
Allegedly Leaked Project Cambria Files Could Reveal Internal Design
Meta is still pretty camera-shy when it comes to showing off Project Cambria, the company's upcoming high-end VR headset which offers AR passthrough. It's been intentionally blurred for its few on-screen demos, however now we may have just gotten a look...
Pimax’s New Headset is Priced & Positioned to Take on Varjo’s Ultra-enthusiast Aero
Pimax today announced the Pimax Crystal, a new headset that's broadly similar to the company's upcoming Pimax "12K" QLED headset, but with a few features pared back and a reduced price. Though the price is lower at $1,900, it...
Sony May Have Dropped a Hint About PSVR 2’s Release Date to Investors
During Sony's annual investor day event, the company confirmed to investors that it has a lineup of more than 20 games ready for the launch of PSVR 2—despite having not yet confirmed the headset's release date.
Sony's 2022 Investor Day...
Report Details Apple MR Headset Design Challenges & Internal Hurdles
Apple is a notorious black box when it comes to internal projects, although sometimes details based on supply chain rumors shed a sliver of light on what might be happening with the company's AR/VR headset behind closed doors. Much...
NVIDIA Researchers Demonstrate Ultra-thin Holographic VR Glasses That Could Reach 120° Field-of-view
A team of researchers from NVIDIA Research and Stanford published a new paper demonstrating a pair of thin holographic VR glasses. The displays can show true holographic content, solving for the vergence-accommodation issue. Though the research prototypes demonstrating the...
Project Cambria’s Price Will Be “Significantly Higher” Than $800, Meta Reveals
Following a report today which claimed Meta's upcoming Project Cambria headset would be priced at $800, rather than denying the information as a rumor, the company took the curious step of confirming the headset would be much more expensive.
A...
Report: Meta to Release Four New VR Headsets by 2024, Starting with Project Cambria in September
According to a report by The Information, Meta plans to release four new VR headsets by 2024, and that's purportedly in addition to its AR devices.
The Information reporters Sylvia Varnham O'Regan and Mathew Olson say they've seen an internal roadmap...
Linux-based Standalone VR Headset Ditches Kickstarter & Opens Direct Preorders
SimulaVR, the startup behind its own open-source VR Linux distro, is creating a VR headset that aims to bring the full power of a PC to the standalone format. The company initially had plans to launch a Kickstarter last...
A Sony Patent Could Bring Next-gen Fresnel Lenses to PSVR 2
We learned last week that PSVR 2 will use Fresnel lenses, which have a range of advantages over traditional lenses, but also come with a big downside: god rays. However, Sony may have a trick up its sleeve that...
PSVR 2 Product Page Reveals New Details on Optics & Displays
An official product page for PlayStation VR 2 confirms some new details on the headset's optics and displays. Although the page signals that PSVR 2 is getting ever closer to becoming a reality, we still don't have a release...
HalfDive VR Headset Kickstarter Cancelled Due to Niche Appeal, Manufacturing Issues
Japanese startup Diver-X launched a Kickstarter for a unique VR headset called HalfDive that was designed to be used while laying down, drawing some pretty clear inspiration from hit anime Sword Art Online. Although the unique project managed to secure...
Aero Likely the First in a Series of Enthusiast Headsets from Varjo
Varjo's Aero headset is the first from the company that's meant to appeal to individual customers rather than large organizations... and it probably won't be the last.
Since the company's inception, Varjo has sold high-end enterprise headsets to the likes...
Panasonic Subsidiary Shiftall Unveils Lightweight MicroOLED VR Headset for Consumers
Panasonic subsidiary Shiftall, the makers of SteamVR-compatible body tracking system HaritoraX, announced it's releasing a lightweight consumer VR headset this year that includes OLED microdisplays and the ability to play SteamVR content. Called MeganeX, the low-profile, high-resolution headset is slated...




















