Wed Mar 11 2015
The HTC Vive, developed in partnership with Valve Corporation. The HTC Vive, expected Holiday 2015 for consumers, boasts a pair of 1200x1080 displays, the coveted 90Hz refresh rate, 360 headtracking and the ability for users to roam within a 15x15ft space instead of staying seated. A headline partnership with PC gaming giant Valve, among others, means significant gaming support is guaranteed, while HBO, Lionsgate and even Google are also on the roster. Plugs in to a computer. Price TBA. -HTC
The Crescent Bay version of Oculus Rift DK2. Young tech startup Oculus VR powered onto the scene with a sturdy $2.4m Kickstarter success, made its developer kit available to both backers and website visitors, and attracted a number of developers from Valve, as well as gaming tech genius John Carmack, to its projects around the time of a March 2014 $2bn Facebook acquisition. Like the Vive, the Rift needs a computer to do a chunk of the heavy lifting: Dev Kit 2 uses the Samsung Galaxy Note 3's display for 960x1080 per eye, has 75Hz refresh, with a 100 field of view, headtracking via camera, and costs $350. -Oculus VR
Samsung's initial Gear VR. Not a full VR headset in itself but a visor mount for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 -- and, after a revised model announced on March 2, 2015, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge -- meaning that it's a self-contained unit. With the Note's touch screen covered up by its wearer's face, Bluetooth gaming controllers and keyboards can then come into play, though there are buttons on the Gear VR's exterior. The Note 4's display is 2560 x 1440 with a 60hz refresh, and has Oculus's headtracking module built-in. $199 for the Gear VR. The Note 4 typically retails at $299 on a 24 month contract, or $825 off-network; it's $199 for the Gear VR, which has a 96 FOV. -Samsung
Google Cardboard. It's USP is a low-tech approach which means anyone can make one for themselves -- as long that crucial pair of focal lenses can be sourced. Designed to work with any Android smartphone that can handle the Play Store's official Cardboard app, the headset itself is more like a pair of handheld binoculars rather than a hands-free visor. Unless you craft yourself a canny hat-mount. Google Cardboard can be bought from approved manufacturers as a self-assembly pack ($14.95), or ready-made in coardboard ($19.99), EVA ($34.99) or aluminum ($84.95). -Google Inc
The LG VR for G3 (L) and G3 handset. Based on the Google Cardboard but with a selection of custom tweaks and free for owners of the LG G3 phablet, the LG VR is formed from plastic, and houses a side-mounted neogymium ring magnet that's designed to work with the 3G's gyroscope, allowing wearers to access the device's apps and settings remotely. The G3, which totes a 1440p 5.5in display, can be found for $479 off-network. -LG
The Zeiss VR One. Hailing not from a smartphone manufacturer but instead a company with connections to them, the Carl Zeiss-designed VR One is platform agnostic where the Gear VR and LG VR are not -- it'll accommodate iPhones or Android handsets as long there's a slide-in tray housing to fit them. But it's not quite as open as Cardboard: though the iF Design Award winner is built for phones whose displays are between 4.7 and 5.2in, its fitted trays are currently specific to the iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S5. $99 for the headset. -Carl Zeiss
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