Carl Zeiss is not the only company that is preparing to launch a device that allows you to "strap" a smartphone to your head, and offer a virtual reality system. The French manufacturer Archos, known for its affordable mobile devices, has such an object in his cartoons.
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According ArcTablet , helmet virtual reality Archos should be available by the end of the year for about 30 €.
If it is possible for the French manufacturer to offer a helmet like this at such a low price, it is simply because the helmet is made of a plastic frame designed to fit such a pair of glasses with plastic lenses that give you near vision. The smartphone itself obviously handles everything else, and is the main factor weight. The article suggests that ArcTablet the Archos helmet is so light that your smartphone could be the heaviest part of the device .
Once you start an application on your smartphone, the helmet display different images for each eye and follow the movements of your head to adjust your perspective depending on where you are.
Chances are that developers will not have to create specific applications for the Archos helmet. There are an increasing number of such devices in the works, including the Carl Zeiss One VR, the VR Gear Samsung or Google Cardboard. The model Archos is just becoming one of the cheaper models that will not cardboard. The prototype suggests that it will also be less elegant than some of its competitors.
Archos helmet is designed to work with most smartphones with screen sizes between 4 and 6 inches , although smartphones with larger screens could also work. It should be available in late November or early December.
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According ArcTablet , helmet virtual reality Archos should be available by the end of the year for about 30 €.
If it is possible for the French manufacturer to offer a helmet like this at such a low price, it is simply because the helmet is made of a plastic frame designed to fit such a pair of glasses with plastic lenses that give you near vision. The smartphone itself obviously handles everything else, and is the main factor weight. The article suggests that ArcTablet the Archos helmet is so light that your smartphone could be the heaviest part of the device .
Chances are that developers will not have to create specific applications for the Archos helmet. There are an increasing number of such devices in the works, including the Carl Zeiss One VR, the VR Gear Samsung or Google Cardboard. The model Archos is just becoming one of the cheaper models that will not cardboard. The prototype suggests that it will also be less elegant than some of its competitors.
Archos helmet is designed to work with most smartphones with screen sizes between 4 and 6 inches , although smartphones with larger screens could also work. It should be available in late November or early December.