Vrgineers Announce Wireless Module for XTAL Headset

Vrgineers, the staff behind enterprise-focused wide-FOV VR headsets, introduced at CES 2023 this week that it’s releasing a wi-fi model of its newest XTAL VR headset.

To comprehend the most recent taste of XTAL coming to enterprise, the corporate labored with IMRNext to create a belt-style Wi-Fi transmission module that features what Vrgineers name “a strong battery pack.”

Vrgineers XTAL natively runs 4K decision per eye, making it a tricky feat to transmit by way of Wi-Fi. To get round this, the businesses developed a particular mode operating a compressed decision of two,560 × 1,440 at 70 Hz per eye, which is then transmitted by way of Wi-Fi 6E to a devoted receiver plugged into the workstation.

A belt-worn answer might be for the very best, because the XTAL headset is already pretty cumbersome in dimension, though not terribly heavy at solely 600g (~1.3lbs) with out the headstrap. A prototype of the belt-worn transmitter is out there at CES 2023, which is alleged to weigh 920 grams. The ultimate model is slated to weight in practically half that, which might practically double the burden of the headset if the corporate opted to mount it to, say, the again of XTAL’s headstrap.

The receiver module, a proprietary Wi-Fi entry level from IMRNext, connects to a single USB and Show Port from the GPU, after which converts the sign into Wi-Fi 6E and streams it on to the on-belt module.

We’re right here in Las Vegas, and can be visiting the Vrgineers/Somnium sales space to assemble our impressions.

Right here’s a have a look at the newest ‘XTAL 3 Digital Actuality’ specs, which is able to stay the identical with the brand new module, which is alleged to ship to pre-order prospects in Q3 2023. There’s no public pricing accessible, so enterprise prospects might want to attain out to enterprise@vrgineers.com to order.