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Source| Jiguo Editorial Department
When it comes to the hot words of 2021, "metaverse" must have a place. Since Facebook changed its name to Meta, the meta-universe has been out of control, among them, the virtual beauty blogger "Liu Yexi" with its own meta-universe concept has become popular, and a video platform has more than 8 million fans. #数码科技趣闻 #
As an indispensable hardware device in the metaverse, VR headset devices have also become the focus of attention of many enterprises, among them, there is Panasonic of "dead bump" VR glasses.
As early as cess consumer electronics show 2020, Panasonic showed off a VR glasses that claimed to be the world's first HDR-enabled VR glasses , the "Megane X", which is lightweight, has 4K resolution, and supports 5G network connections. Once released, this steampunk shape and support for 5G gimmicks have won the pursuit of a vote of netizens.
However, at that time, Panasonic was not in a hurry to mass-produce it, so that everyone gradually forgot about this thing. In the blink of an eye this year, I did not expect to find this VR glasses on CES 2022. The relevant person in charge of Panasonic said that he wants to officially enter the meta-universe field through the device!
Without further ado, let's take a look at this amazing device.
The appearance structure is nothing new, the overall use of the old "eye mask" design, the two round frames are slightly funny, there is a sense of diving goggles, not to say how cool, decent.
However, the details are still well thought out.
The curvature of the glasses line is seamlessly fitted to the human eye, and the material of the sponge pad on the inside of the frame is blessed, which creates a very comfortable environment for the wearer's eyes, so that the immersive virtual reality experience will be stronger.
The spectacle brackets on both sides are designed to be wide to balance the weight of the front of the VR glasses and avoid slippage problems. Transparent silicone earbuds are placed at the end of the temple, which can be worn on the ear to reduce the obvious pain sensation, which is very intimate.
At the same time, the glasses have also been optimized on the basis of the old model.
There are more downward protrusions like brackets on both sides of the frame, and I don't know if it is a controller for which function. In addition, a camera for tracking has been added above the glasses.
In addition, a "small slider" has been added to the lower end of the device to adjust the left and right eye focal lengths.
Because of the increase in these designs, the glasses reached 250g, which is a full 100g heavier than the original old model, although it is not so small, but compared to some "big" VR headsets, it is still light and light.
Left: Old model Right: New model ▲
Although the design is optimized, for VR equipment, performance resistance is the main thing.
No, the Megane X has a 120Hz MicroOLED display with a resolution of 2560x2560 pixels per lens. At present, the mainstream VR headsets use LCD, OLED screen, with Micro OLED screen is very small, in fact, Micro OLED screen in terms of resolution, contrast, color gamut and other aspects of LCD and OLED a large cut.
Back to this VR glasses, the 2560×2560 resolution screen is delicate enough to achieve a "single focus, no distortion display effect". In simple terms, the visuals are invincible.
In other respects, the VR glasses are also equipped with a Snapdragon XR1 processor, which supports 5G network connectivity, a refresh rate of 120Hz, and support for 10bit HDR. At the same time, the integration of Technics audio technology, replacing the previous generation of wired in-ear headphone solutions, supports a wide range of sound from subwoofer to treble, combined with Blu-ray players, LUMIX cameras, 4K ultra-high-definition displays and other technologies, can bring unprecedented immersion.
Currently, the VR glasses support 6DoF and various VR applications compatible with SteamVR, which can be connected to a mobile phone or computer via a USB Type-C cable, and the included interface conversion box can be connected to "DisplayPort + USB 2.0". In general, although the Megane X styling design needs to be improved, the use experience is still online, and it is said that many people stopped at this year's CES exhibition.
Some people even experienced steamVR Home with Megane X, although the picture tracking accuracy is not very good, but the overall feeling is good, and the clarity and brightness are good enough.
In addition to the Megane X, Panasonic also showed off a VR-compatible wearable Bluetooth microphone at CES , the "mutalk". It is said that wearing mutalk on the mouth can improve the sound effect of user speech in VR social and other scenarios, while avoiding user voice interference with others. (Prevent noise leakage to the metaverse?) ）
The Megane X is said to be released this spring and will cost around $900 or less.
Nowadays, the competition in the field of VR equipment is fierce, especially in the face of Meta, which has been laid out for many years, I don't know if Panasonic can gain a firm foothold in the metaverse with this VR glasses.