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VR this Christmas. Though you might
be more interested to swim with
dolphins or soar on a hang glider.

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CUTTING-EDGE CROWDFUNDING

TRENDING

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VR needsajacked-to-the-gillsPCor
PS4, or a powerful phone ensconced in
a headset, right?Notanymore.The
nextgeneration of headsets uses
phone-like screens,processors and
sensors all internally.They’re combined
with lightness and comfort, VR-specific
design,high-endlenses, and an
existing library of mobile games and
experiences. It stopsVRbeinga
heavy-duty accessory, and turns into
an experience you canjust hop into

• with more and more VR videobeing
  uploadedtoYouTube,it’llbenaturalto
  justpoponaheadsettokillafew
  minutes and gosomewhere new.
  Freedom is abig plus pointhere,
  because thefull head-tracking
  WorldSense tech in Lenovo’s Mirage
  Solo enables you to cavort around
  yourloungeducking,bobbing and
  weavingth rough Daydream-
  compatibleapps,but without theneed
  for external tracking cameras uglifying
  your room. And at around $380 for the
  Oculus Go (the least ‘gadgety-looking’
  ofthe options), we expectalotof kids
  will want tohangout with Yo uTubers in

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Horizon

Trending

Why cutting the cord will be

what makes virtual reality a

mainstream hit

STANDALONE

VR

LEFT

VIVE FOCUS

Just announced for

release outside of China,

the Vive Focus features

impressive motion

tracking features

RIGHT

OCULUS GO

For cut-price VR, the Go

has muscle: a smooth

screen, better lenses

than the Oculus Rift,

and built-in spatial audio

LENOVO MIRAGE SOLO

The Mirage’s QHD screen

has a 110-degree field of

view for immersiveness,

and a Daydream controller

for interaction. Watch out

for the 180-degree Mirage

Camera (around $400) –

perfect for capturing your

own VR footage