The current chip for standalone headsets is the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2, which can’t support the big 5.2K OLED display of this HMD.According to him, PCVR users are the ones that use headsets for longer sessions, so they are the ones that can benefit the most from a very light device The headset is very lightweight and so it can be the most beneficial for the people that wear a headset for the longest time every day.Of course, he hopes that also the headset may become successful. The headset is not the main business of the company, which actually makes money by selling the affordable HaritoraX full body tracking system, that is very appreciated by the VRChat community. Shiftall is comprised of just 32 people and has the hard mission of trying to compete with some major tech companies in the VR market, like Valve, Meta, or Bytedance. Jokingly, TK told me that there was an easy way to distinguish the people from the two companies: he could wear a T-shirt because he’s a startupper, while all the people with a tie in the booth were from Panasonic. Of course, Panasonic and its subsidiary Shiftall collaborate a lot, and in fact, at AWE the stand was managed by both companies. Panasonic provided the reference design for the headset, and Shiftall is caring about making it a product. He told me that the project stems from Panasonic, but now is managed by Shiftall, which is a startup that is a spin-off of Panasonic. ![]() He was an incredibly kind person (like most Japanese people) and answered every curiosity I had. The community was a bit puzzled by the choice of the PC platform for a device that is this lightweight, but the interest persisted.īrad Lynch trying the device at CES 2022 Meeting with Shiftall CEOĪt AWE I visited the Panasonic booth where I found Takuma “TK” Iwasa, who is the CEO of Shiftall. The device’s full name had become Shiftall MeganeX and the headset was converted to a headset for PC. This year, the device switched completely name: the Panasonic branding disappeared, to make room for the “Shiftall” name, which is quite unfortunate because it’s easy to mistake its name with “Shit falls”… which is an accurate representation of my life as a developer, but not a good name for a headset. ![]() The headset was supposed to run by being connected to a smartphone via USB-C. ![]() In 2021, always at CES, Panasonic showcased an improved design, with integrated tracking cameras and speakers. cFS7LwvRa8- Palmer Luckey JanuEven his majesty Palmer Luckey had fun trying themįrom that moment, the community started being interested in them. The Panasonic VR headset is very cool! Great pixel density and ingenious IPD/focus personalization.
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