Catch under the tree-2: Head-mounted display Fibrum works with any smartphone from 4 to 6 inches
This is the helmet was featured on December 9 in Moscow, Russian startups Fibrum : Head-mounted display Fibrum Lite with a viewing angle of 90 degrees (₽ 2990 ) and Fibrum Black with a viewing angle of 110 degrees (₽ 4990 ). Helmet support smartphones Apple, Android and Windows Phone.
Later promise Ultra version with its own screen, processor and graphics card, as well as a joystick and virtual reality glove. Ultra will cost, as predicted by the company, no more than 7000 p.
As it is now fashionable claim it - completely Russian gadget: The company is headquartered in Moscow, the entire production is carried out in Russia. However, does not exclude transfer to Chinese production facilities. Fibrum team consists of fifteen people, the development was started in 2013.
Our company is one of the first to understand the prospects and market growth potential of virtual reality, to begin development of the helmet Fibrum in November 2013, long before the news about buying Facebook-th company Oculus Rift, as well as to the presentation of Samsung Galaxy VR.
- Quote from the press release Fibrum blockquote> In Fibrum say that SEO conference, AR Conference, Robotics Expo, a press conference Fibrum during a private viewing at their office, helmet examples more than 6,000 people. Among them was ni404 , who found Fibrum not very convenient: according to him, because his face sweating badly want to remove five minutes. The developers promise to take into account the consumer version of this problem, as it is, is not specified.
Fibrum on AR Conference i>
Since Fibrum and Samsung Gear VR Headset - almost direct competitors, we did not miss the opportunity to ask the two companies that they think about the development of each other:
Question "Fibrumu": the Samsung Gear VR better "Fibruma»? B>
Samsung Gear not better "Fibruma." Competitor - yes, but for the "Gear" is only suitable Galaxy Note 4, which drastically reduces the audience helmet. Our helmet is absolutely universal. Well, they do not make the application, and we are doing and applications, and its platform.
- Ilya Flux, CEO Fibrum blockquote> Question "Samsung": are not you afraid that the market share Fibrum eat Gear VR Headset in Russia? B>
Gear VR is not available in the territory of the Russian Federation, at least for the moment. Therefore, to eat something while there is nothing.
Fundamental to the choice of points or that manufacturer will be the availability of content - big and different.
Since Samsung is actively cooperating with Oculus, then, I think we will be a priority in terms of available applications.
- Cyril Tambovtsev, PR-manager Samsung blockquote>
Samsung Gear VR Headset i>
Fibrum plans to make both the individual sales (the company says about ten thousand pre-orders, the number of paid orders are not specified), and the large supply of: negotiating with airlines and Railways for the supply of "Fibrumov" for use as a personal cinema. In the near future will open a franchise Fibrum - stands, rides in shopping centers and parks to demonstrate the application of virtual reality helmet and sales. The company says about 10,000 pre-orders, the proportion of paid orders declined to specify. In turn, the sale of Samsung Gear VR, according Tambovtseva, started in America in the last week: "While sales information we have».
What else? H4> Niche Head-mounted display for mobile devices is not limited to these two representatives. To "Kick" collect money under the same helmet glasses for iOS :
- No, is not a joke .
Cardboard glasses Google Cardboard (this is not a joke) уже Sales :
All virtual reality!
Source: geektimes.ru/company/madrobots/blog/238023/
