Carl Zeiss, a company known for high-end lenses, is now in the virtual reality business. Their headset, the VR One, is currently available for pre-order, with shipping scheduled to begin before Christmas.
The first version of the device will support iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphones, trays for other smartphones coming soon.
The black shield on the front of the device is transparent, so apps could use a phone’s built in cameras, either for augmented reality or for positional tracking.
The device comes with an open source, Unity3D software development kit functions, to simply app development. The SDK is available for both iOS and Android devices on Bitbucket.
Order here for US delivery for $99, or here for European delivery for 99 Euro.
Hypergrid Business editor and publisher Maria Korolov is a science fiction novelist. During the day, Maria Korolov is an award-winning freelance technology journalist who covers artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and enterprise virtual reality. See her Amazon author page here and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn, and check out her latest videos on the Maria Korolov YouTube channel. Email her at maria@hypergridbusiness.com. Her first virtual world novella, Krim Times, made the Amazon best-seller list in its category. Her second novella, The Lost King of Krim, is out now. She is also the publisher of MetaStellar, a new online magazine of speculative fiction.
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