It seems like only yesterday that the Valve Index launched—all 800+ grams of it. And what a different world we live in today, because we can now look to a not-too-distant release of a more technologically impressive VR headset that weighs less than 200 g.
That's according to Pimax, whose upcoming Dream Air VR headset promises «a small form factor with high performance and full features» that comes in at «less than half the weight of a Coca-Cola bottle».
And what a suave thing it looks to be, all grey and curvy and somewhat Apple Vision-esque. It uses the same kind of panel tech as the Vision Pro, too: Micro-OLED.
That's what allows it to be so small and light, and it's the same tech (including pancake optics, Micro-OLED panels, and Qualcomm chip) found in the also-upcoming Pimax Crystal Super, which Pimax is calling the «world's first retina-level VR headset» alongside the Dream Air.
The difference between the two? The Crystal Super is chunky—even hefty, one might say—and more modular, while the Dream Air is small and light.