Vr headset with built in procssor1/9/2024 ![]() Come hear Chuck Carter, who helped create Myst and 26 other video games, talk about "Playing a New Game: VR challenges and opportunities" in his keynote at the Embedded Systems Conference. ![]() "The Snapdragon VR820 integrates key technologies and features for an exceptional VR experience and provides a springboard for OEMs and developers to usher in the next generation of truly portable and untethered devices that we think are necessary for mass consumer adoption of VR." In a press statement, Anthony Murray, senior vice president and general manager, IoT at Qualcomm Technologies said even though the 820 is a mobile processor it was designed with the requirements of VR in mind. True to its name the Snapdragon VR820 is built around Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820, the quad-core processor that lives under the hood of various new smart devices like the Samsung Galaxy 7, the LG 5, and HTC 10. What sets Qualcomm's headset apart is that it is an all-in-one device, meaning it has no need for a VR-ready computer or console. Rather than take on the market directly with a headset of its own to compete with the likes of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, Qualcomm wants OEMs to use its Snapdragon platform to develop their own standalone VR headsets and applications. Announced at IFA 2016 in Berlin, and released by subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies, the Qualcomm Snapdragon VR820 is a VR reference platform aimed to demonstrate the company's VR capabilities. Qualcomm is pushing to enable OEMs looking to get into VR. According to Qualcomm, the SDK offers support for several newer VR technologies, such as digital signal processor sensor fusion (for features like 6DoF tracking), visual latency reduction, 3D binocular vision with color correction and barrel distortion for more realistic graphics, and power management features.(Image source: Qualcomm) ![]() The company also offers a hardware development platform, the Snapdragon VR Development Kit (shown above), for engineers looking to design their own VR headsets.The Snapdragon VR SDK is targeted at developers looking to create VR content on any Snapdragon VR device and also pairs with the VR Development Kit. Versions of Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors are under the hood of many of the most popular standalone VR headsets on the market including the Oculus Go, Lenovo Mirage Solo, and HTV Vive Focus. Qualcomm Snapdragon VR SDKQualcomm has been looking to position itself as the go-to company for VR processors.
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