Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Avegant Glyph: the virtual reality headset made for the mainstream

Avegant Glyph: the virtual reality headset made for the mainstream
Dec 18th 2013, 14:00, by David Pierce

Picture it: you're sitting on the plane or in the doctor's waiting room, listening to music on a large, good-looking set of headphones. You decide you'd rather catch up on Justified, or play a little Call of Duty. You tip your headphones forward until the broad white band is now in front of your face, and suddenly your show or game appears on the underside. It's like watching an 80-inch TV, except the picture you're seeing isn't on an LCD screen — it's being projected directly into your eyes.
If Edward Tang is right, this is the new normal. The Avegant CEO is getting ready to launch the Glyph, a $499 headset designed to turn the immersive experience of the Oculus Rift into something decidedly more mainstream. It looks like a hefty...
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