Bigscreen's first VR headset is supposedly the world's smallest
is best known for its namesake virtual social platform, but it's now getting into VR headsets — and it thinks it has a way to stand out in a crowd of powerful but bulky rivals. The company has introduced the Beyond, a PC-only wearable it claims is both the"world's smallest" VR headset and extremely light at just under 6oz with a strap. For context, even a simple competitor like theweighs 6.6oz.
The company isn't relying on a marvellous new technology to achieve the size reduction. Rather, it's making a number of strategic sacrifices. Instead of adjusting knobs and other controls to get an ideal fit, Bigscreen asks you to scan your face using an iPhone app to produce a custom-fitted Beyond design. You even need to buy custom prescription lenses if you normally wear glasses.
The Beyond is available to pre-order today for $999, and will ship to the US in the third quarter of the year . Canada and Europe will get their units in the fourth quarter, while Australia, New Zealand and Japan will have to wait until the very end of the year. Other countries are coming in 2024, Bigscreen says. The company chalks up the lengthy rollout to the longer manufacturing times needed for customized headsets.
Whether or not the Beyond is a good value may depend on your uses and expectations. It's less expensive than clunkier, lower-resolution alternatives like the $1,500
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