DH Review: Vuzix iWear VR920

news · May 21, 2008

Vuzix iWear VR920 ( -at -) Driver Heaven

Virtual Reality! The phrase alone is enough to bring chills to even the most

callused of gamers. Ever since the idea was first hatched in the 1950's and

60's and then later made popular in movies such as Tron, The Lawnmower Man

and The Matrix it has been imagined by many to be the pinnacle of

interactive entertainment. Certainly, today's gaming technology with its

super high-resolution textures, ever-advancing pixel shading techniques and

realistic physics make for one hell of a gaming experience but at the end of

the day, it's still navigating through a pretty world a few feet from your

face using your mouse and keyboard with a subwoofer thumping away on the tip

of your feet. Wouldn't it be better to be inside that world even to the

point where your actions, and the actions of your avatar, are at one with

each other?

While we are still a few years from being plugged into a chair and given the

ability to be taught virtually the ways of 17th century Shaolin monks, there

are products out there which are attempting to bring the VR experience to

the everyday gamer. Enter the Vuzix iWear VR920; a light weight,

stereoscopic 3D head mounted display unit with integrated head-tracking,

stereo headphones and microphone, and all for under $500.

Thanks

Craig

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