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The Pico 4 VR Headset Is Here To Shake Things Up

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Pico’s latest standalone headset signals a new era in consumer VR hardware. Its anti-slip PU leather at the back of the headset also gives you more control and comfort during gameplay. The Pico 4 will be available in 13 European countries on October 18th and in Korea, Japan, and Malaysia later this year.

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Pico 4 Ships October 18 To Europe, Japan & South Korea For €429

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But it brings a range of significant improvements over its predecessor: a slimmer & lighter design, higher resolution, wider field of view, color passthrough, precise motorized lens separation, and redesigned controllers. The controllers have also been redesigned. And as with Pico Neo 3, the battery is in the rear of the strap.

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Holovis Uses Giant Robot Arms for Intense VR Motion Simulated Experiences

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The technology claims to offer the rider genuine interactivity and ‘complete agency’ over the experience, including real-time control of the motion profile. Holovis is developing such a simulation with a partner in Malaysia to be revealed later this year “as part of a much larger immersive training and simulation facility”.

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Eido Inoue tells us everything we need to know about HADO and location based augmented reality

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What are the software and hardware platform used by HADO? We have very unique needs for our products that makes most off-the-shelf XR solutions not viable for us: The hardware platform has to be lightweight, completely portable, and robust enough to survive rough semi-contact sports. Software-wise, we use Unity, Vuforia, and OpenCV.

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#3DJam: The Blind Leading the Blind… in VR!

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One of the great appeals of motion control is that it gives us an enormous feeling of power and control over our digital environment. But what if someone took that control away from you? Open Jammers in Melbourne will also know Chad as our hardware hub lead at the RMIT Design Hub.

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Pico 4 Announced with October Launch, Aims to Compete Head-on with Quest 2

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Along with a rear-mounted battery on Pico 4, those are the key hardware differences. Pico 4 motion controllers. Pico 4 will be released on October 18th starting in 13 European countries as well as Japan and Korea, with plans to launch in Singapore and Malaysia later this year and China eventually. Resolution. On-board cameras.

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Pico 4 vs Quest 2 Specs & Features: Weight, Resolution, Field of View, Passthrough & More

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Controllers. Both Pico 4 and Quest 2 use their four corner fisheye cameras to track infrared (IR) LEDs under plastic geometry on their controllers. But whereas Quest 2’s controllers house these IR LEDs in a ring in front of your hand, Pico 4’s controllers have them in an arc over your hands.

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