Pimax Unveils Light-weight Dream Air VR Headset with 8K Decision

December 24, 2024 – Pimax, a digital actuality (VR) {hardware} producer and supplier of ultra-wide subject of view (FOV) and high-resolution shopper VR gadgets, has introduced its newest headset with the revealing of its new Pimax Dream Air.

Launched in an keynote presentation through the firm’s Pimax Frontier on-line occasion, the Pimax Dream Air is Pimax’s smallest and lightest headset but, however nonetheless manages to pack 27 million pixels, head, hand and eye-tracking, built-in spatial audio, a Show Port connection, and a self-adjusting backstrap into the system.

As a PCVR headset, the core expertise of the Pimax Dream Air is predicated on the micro-OLED optical engine of the corporate’s Crystal Tremendous system, which was announced earlier this year. These two headsets share the identical micro-OLED panels and pancake lenses, in addition to different elements such because the bridge chip. Moreover, Pimax acknowledged that software-wise, they’re practically equivalent.

Nevertheless, it’s with the Dream Air’s new kind issue that Pimax is attempting to attraction to a special sort of VR person, with the corporate noting that this newest product alerts the start of its “small kind issue period.”

Pimax Dream Air’s Key Options:

• 4 built-in cameras that assist six levels of freedom (6DoF) head motion monitoring.
• Built-in Eye-Monitoring & Auto-IPD.
• Inside-Out Monitoring powered by Pimax’s proprietary SLAM algorithm for setup with out base stations.
• Ringless controllers and hand monitoring that enhances the system’s usability for gaming and different VR purposes, based on Pimax.
• Spatial audio and light-weight design, with the headset apparently weighing “lower than half a Coca-Cola bottle.”
• Kind-C DisplayPort cable that ensures uncompressed visuals with ultra-light cabling.
• Compatibility with modular equipment akin to prescription lenses, in addition to plans for a Lighthouse faceplate for customers preferring exterior monitoring methods.

Pimax acknowledged the various wants of VR customers and famous that whereas its different gadgets such because the Crystal Tremendous are extra centered on PCVR customers and flight/racing simulation experiences, the Dream Air is tailor-made for energetic VR customers, providing portability and a light-weight design that caters to purposes akin to VRChat, room-scale VR, and leisure on the go.

Increasing VR Past the PC

Pimax additionally introduced that it’s creating Cobb, a standalone puck compute system powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 chip and a battery. Cobb will supposedly allow the Dream Air to function independently for streaming films, working mild purposes, or gaming.

Pimax Dream Air Pricing & Availability

Pimax Dream Air begins from USD $1,895, which features a pair of ringless controllers. A particular pre-order value of USD $1,199 is offered, with two fee choices for the steadiness:

• One-Time Fee of USD $696 (12% low cost).
• Or, 24 Month-to-month Funds of USD $32.99 with a Pimax Prime membership.

Transport for the Pimax Dream Air is predicted to start in Might 2025, based on Pimax. 

For extra info on Pimax and its collection of digital actuality headsets, please go to the corporate’s website.

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