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Virtual reality glasses Carl Zeiss VR One

18.10.2014

Carl Zeiss has announced the VR One device, which is a virtual reality glasses priced at $99.

A device with a similar purpose Samsung Gear VR will cost at least twice as much. Carl Zeiss VR One glasses, like a similar product from Samsung, are sold without a smartphone. The difference is that the Gear VR glasses are designed to be used with Samsung's flagship smartphones, while the Carl Zeiss VR One glasses can be used with a wide range of models with displays ranging from 4,7 to 5,5 inches.

Carl Zeiss VR One glasses trays may vary. Now Carl Zeiss offers two tray options depending on the configuration: one for the iPhone 6 smartphone (diagonal 4,7 inches), the second for the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone. It can be assumed that the quality of the lenses in the development of Carl Zeiss is very high, since in this she, as they say, 'ate the dog'. But on similar lenses, for example, in the Oculus VR helmet, there were complaints from users because they were easily scratched.

At the same time, Carl Zeiss does not have software support for branded glasses. VR One comes with two apps for iOS and Android. One of them allows you to get a pseudo 3D image from a YouTube video, and the other is a kit for application developers.

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