According to the previous news reported by Ray, Xiaomi VR seems to be released in the first month of this year. What does Xiaomi VR look like?
It is probably also a mobile VR box:
Although we cannot guarantee 100%, we think that more than 90% of Xiaomi's VR devices are likely to be a mobile VR accessory-that is, our common VR plastic box. The main reasons are as follows: first of all, Xiaomi itself is a Chinese smartphone manufacturing company. Mobile phones are their main products. Although many other hardware such as mobile power supply, racing cars, routers, and so on, however, it can only be regarded as peripheral.
Even drones recently developed by Xiaomi Exploration Lab can also be used via mobile phones, so mobile phones are their focus, the positioning of Xiaomi VR is more likely to be a mobile phone accessory.
Secondly, because the exploration lab is just getting started, we feel that even if Xiaomi is better, it will not be able to come up with a set of excellent pc vr devices like HTC Vive in just a few months, let alone Xiaomi and the PC market;
As for the VR all-in-one machine, we think the possibility is lower. As we mentioned earlier, although the all-in-one machine is the final form of VR in the future, it is too early to do so, it is just the kind of product that removes the cell phone shell and the communication module in the VR box, and the product weight is high and the heat is great. In short, the current VR all-in-one machine is still a little away from us, if you want to make it bigger, this product will inevitably make consumers feel a pain.
Gear VR with the same design:
Since it is a mobile phone box product, we believe that the appearance must be based on the currently popular "Gear VR with the same model" design. Why do we say this?
Let's take a look back at our mobile phone VR products, from Pico 1 we tested to Huawei VR, zte vr, Storm Magic Mirror 5, and Asus VR, the difference between them does not seem to be big. If you are not very impressed with them, let's look at the current figure.
So if there is no accident, Xiaomi's VR product should have the same design: there is a line-of-sight adjustment button at the top of the product, on the right side of the TouchPad, the volume control button is displayed, and the product name is written on the left side. What is Power, the following is the charging interface/earphone interface, the middle and bottom of the head Display lens, or the right side of the head Display lens is equipped with a distance sensor. The function is to automatically disable the screen when the head is removed, there are two ways to connect the head-mounted display and the mobile phone. One is Bluetooth, and the other is directly inserted into the charging interface of the mobile phone through the wire inside the head-mounted display.
In addition, in order to have a better experience, a nine-axis gyroscope will be added to the head Display to assist in positioning. As for the final price, it is estimated that the price of their butchers will be priced at less than 500 yuan, so the price of 299/399/499 depends on the main configuration.
Dedicated mobile phone:
As we all know, the main computing and display functions of such mobile phone VR products still need to be completed by mobile phones, so Xiaomi will certainly launch a mobile phone product at this press conference.
I still remember that at last month's Google I/O conference, Google launched a special DayDream Android VR platform and said: Currently, most Android phones on the market do not meet the Daydream Ready certification standard, therefore, in order to gain greater benefits in terms of content, we believe that this Xiaomi mobile phone will also make corresponding adjustments to the Daydream platform.
The first step is to add the resolution of the large screen. We don't know how to use the 4 K screen, but the previous 1080P setting is not feasible. In addition, the sensor needs to be improved. We think the current size of the mobile phone is as follows, this auxiliary positioning device will not be integrated into the mobile phone, but will be sold separately as an accessory. In addition, there is a dedicated processing chip, however, we are not sure whether Xiaomi will use the VR-specific "VPU" like Lenovo this time ".
Self-developed content platform:
Of course, because of Google's "incompatibility" in China, we also hope that Xiaomi will be able to stand on its own portal, rather than throwing irresponsible questions about content to Google.
In other words, we hope that Xiaomi will build a domestic VR content platform in terms of VR content, just like in terms of systems, and filter out these "rogue VR games" on the market, this improves users' VR experience. However, people are not a company specializing in VR equipment after all, so we cannot guarantee whether a domestic dedicated VR platform will be established.
Summary:
The article is coming to an end. Although I have coded this article, as the title says, we do not want Xiaomi to make such innovative mobile phone accessories.
From the perspective of personal cognition, I have always believed that Xiaomi is a non-innovative company. We hope to see Xiaomi's self-developed VR products and more user-friendly interaction methods, whether it is gesture recognition or glove control, do not be the same as Gear VR;
In terms of content, we also hope to see a newly established VR exclusive platform. It does not require content innovation, as long as it filters out the complicated VR content on the market, even if there are not many resources in this aspect at the beginning, I believe everyone will be willing to wait.
