360 rumors

The Verge got an exclusive preview of Lenovo's VR headset for the Windows Holographic system . Here are the highlights: - Resolution will be 1440 x 1440 per eye, higher than the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift (1200 x 1080 per eye), and a little higher than the Gear VR (1440 x 1280 per eye). - Weight will be around 350 grams, lighter than either the HTC Vive (555 grams) or Oculus Rift (470 grams) - The visor is suspended in front of your eyes (like the Playstation VR instead of being pressed into your face with a strap). - Shipping later this year for $300 to $400. Check out the article from the Verge .  Lenovo will be at CES 2017, and I will try to get a demo.

Hardware titans of the VR industry came together to form the Global Virtual Reality Association , but a major player was left out. The GVRA's members are manufacturers of VR headsets.  Here they are in alphabetical order: - Acer Starbreeze : a joint venture between Acer and Starbreeze AB to create Star VR, a headset for commercial use, with an all-encompassing 210-degree field of view. - Google VR : Google created Cardboard, which was instrumental to the rise of VR's popularity, and Daydream , its mobile VR platform.  Google also created Project Tango , a mobile augmented reality system. Google also owns YouTube, which is the most popular platform for sharing 360 videos, and Streetview, one of the most popular platforms for sharing 360 photos.  Google's Jump camera rig is also one of the leading cameras for recording broadcast-quality 3D 360 video. - HTC : manufacturer of the Vive , the only consumer VR headset designed from the ground up for roomscale VR. - Oculus (owne...