Hardware Reviews & Previews
Our reviews and previews of the latest XR headsets and hardware.
Cas & Chary Present: Hands-on with Nreal Light, One of the First Consumer-available AR Glasses
Nreal is a China-based startup behind the Nreal Light AR glasses, which aim for a sunglasses-like design. By hooking it up to your (Android) phone, it’s able to project virtual objects in your real environment and even allow you...
Cas & Chary Present: Hands-on with the Lynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset
Lynx is a Paris-based startup building the Lynx R-1, a standalone mixed reality headset that’s small and lightweight. The headset's Kickstarter reached its goal 15 hours after launch and is still ongoing, having recently doubled its funding goal. You can...
Hands-on: New Reverb G2 Tweaks Make a Solid Headset Even Better
Last month HP announced that it was releasing a new Reverb G2 headset with some tweaks designed to improve field-of-view and controller coverage. We got out hands on the new headset and put it through the paces.
Reverb G2 is...
Varjo Aero Review – A VR Simmer’s Dream
Varjo today announced Aero; while it's the company's most affordable headset yet, its $2,000 price point still limits its to businesses and wealthy enthusiasts. But with stunning clarity its sure going to be a dream headset for VR simmers...
Varjo XR-3 Hands-on: Varjo’s Headsets Keep Getting Better, Even as They Get Cheaper
By now it can be said that Varjo is making the world's most high-end VR headsets, and not just because they're slapping on a hefty price tag. With a core premise of 'retina resolution' that really delivers, Varjo's headsets...
HTC Vive Pro 2 Review – “Pro” Price with Not Quite Pro Performance
Three years after the original Vive Pro, HTC's Vive Pro 2 is here. With a class-leading price, the "Pro" branded headset is clearly positioned to one-up its contemporaries. Unfortunately the headset's performance doesn't quite justify the Pro price. ...
Exclusive Hands-on: DigiLens is Building Modular AR Glasses to Accelerate Consumerization
DigiLens, creators of waveguide optics, today announced the Design v1, a modular reference headset which the company hopes will accelerate the development and consumerization of truly glasses-sized AR headsets. Road to VR got an exclusive hands-on demo of the...
Hands-on: Impressive PS5 DualSense Haptics Bodes Well for Next-gen PSVR Controllers
The launch of PlayStation 5 brought backwards compatible support for PSVR, but with Sony confirming a new PSVR headset in the works we'd be lying if we said we weren't most excited by what's around the corner. A new...
HP Reverb G2 Review – Screen Door No More
HP's newest VR headset, Reverb G2, is finally here. Promising to bring some of the features of Valve's Index to the Windows VR scene, along with class-leading resolution, new controllers and better tracking. Read on to find out if...
PSVR on PS5 Review – Much Faster Loading, Same Old PlayStation VR
With PS5 just days away from launch you may be wondering how PSVR will fare on the new console. We're here to share our experience over the last few weeks of testing PSVR on PS5.
PS5 will bring full support...
Oculus Quest 2 Review – The Best Standalone Headset Gets Better in (Almost) Every Way
When Quest first launched in 2019, we called it the "first great standalone VR headset," owing to it being a truly complete package between hardware, software, and content. And over the course of its life, we saw Quest improve...
Quest 2 Elite Strap & Elite Battery Strap Review
Quest 2 is the first Oculus headset to get official head strap accessories. There's two to choose from: the Elite Strap, which offers a rigid strap with counterweight, and the Elite Battery Strap, which is essentially the same but...
Cas & Chary Present: Pico Neo 2 Overview and Impressions
The Pico Neo 2 Eye is a standalone VR headset built for business. Going by the hardware specifications, it is an upgrade in many areas compared to the Oculus Quest. Plus, it has some unique features too, like electromagnetic...
Exclusive Hands-on: Part Two – Everything New About Reverb G2
HP recently announced its latest VR headset, Reverb G2. It boasts a substantial number of improvements over the original Reverb and clearly represents the next-gen of WMR headsets. We were fortunate enough to get an exclusive hands-on with the...
Cas & Chary Present: Checking Out the YAW VR Motion Simulator
I recently had the opportunity to test the YAW VR motion simulator, so I wanted to share my first impressions!
Cas & Chary Present
Cas and Chary VR is a YouTube channel hosted by Netherland-based duo Casandra Vuong and Chary Keijzer who...




















