Panasonic’s very compact VR headset MeganeX gets SteamVR support - MIXED Reality News

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An upgrade brings enactment for SteamVR and the Index controllers to Panasonic’s slim VR headset MeganeX.

In January, Panasonic’s subsidiary Shiftall introduced the precise compact and lightweight PC VR headset MeganeX. Micro OLED displays (1.3 inches (3.3 cm)) and pancake integrative lenses from the shaper Kopin let for a compact signifier origin astatine lone 250 grams.

The display’s specifications are nevertheless impressive: 2,560 by 2,560 pixels per eye, a maximum refresh complaint of 120 Hz and HDR capableness (30-bit colour depth). Besides the lens distance, the idiosyncratic tin adjacent set the ocular acuity.

MeganeX present runs with Valve Index controllers

At the clip of the unveiling, it was inactive unclear whether Shiftall plans to make the instrumentality arsenic a standalone VR headset oregon dock it with existing ecosystems. A caller prototype points to the latter: In a tweet, the institution presents a Lighthouse adapter for outer SteamVR tracking successful the benignant of Valve Index oregon HTC Vive.

Shiftall besides confirmed support for Index controllers. Thus, different accessories from the SteamVR ecosystem should besides beryllium usable, specified arsenic the Vive trackers oregon Tundra trackers for assemblage tracking.

In a archetypal video snippet, the representation inactive proves to beryllium rather shaky, since it is an unfiltered awesome without post-processing. In addition, the exposed sensors tin inactive beryllium seen successful the prototype of the Lighthouse extension.

Both of these things should alteration successful the production-ready version. Although it looks bulky successful the photo, the accessory lone weighs 68 grams according to the manufacturer.

Native PC VR transportation via Displayport

Shiftall besides plans a Displayport transportation for native PC VR. This is achieved via an included converter container (DP + USB 2.0 to USB Type-C).

Face and oculus tracking are not planned for now. On Twitter, the institution held retired the imaginable that a corresponding hold volition “hopefully beryllium available” for the USB-C larboard sometime successful the future.

Like the HTC Vive Flow, the instrumentality is powered by a Snapdragon XR1. It takes implicit tasks similar the inactive existing inside-out tracking. However, the VR headset has to beryllium connected to a PC subordinate via cable, which supplies vigor and computing power.

The existent exemplary of the VR headset volition beryllium presented successful much item astatine the AWE Europe 2022 conference successful Lisbon connected October 20 and 21. A merchandise day and usage cases could besides beryllium announced there. Originally, MeganeX was expected to beryllium launched worldwide arsenic aboriginal arsenic outpouring 2022 astatine a terms of little than $900.

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