Looks like the FOVE shaping up for release soon. FOVE O is different because of the use of eye tracking they're going to use in their HMD. If everything works out, then we could see more future HMD start adding eye tracking within their software.
FOVE 0 HMD Hardware
Display
WQHD OLED (2560 x 1440)
Display framerate
70 Hz
Field of view
90 degrees ~ 100 degrees
Tracking Sensor
Head and position tracking
Eye-tracking sensor
120 frames per second eye-tracking system (x2), less than one degree of accuracy
'We are also using fresnel lenses for the FOVE 0. As a result, we are able to benefit from its unique capabilities, but unfortunately are also faced with its downsides - most evidently the 'godrays' you mentioned. We are looking into solutions, but - as of yet - can't make any guarantees.
That's a bummer, but not too surprise about it. The FOVE seems like a good middle ground between the Rift and Samsung VR though depending on their price on release. I'm the most excited about the eye tracking though. If it works like it should, this is the device that will test with it. Hearing good reviews on how well it preforms visually might open up some big doors either way for all the HMDs.
Yes, it seemed very promising, the perfect toy to play with until the release of CV2. I was set to place a pre-order. but if I haven't purchased CV1 because of lens-flares I'm hardly going to jump in early for FOVE O. Just have to wait and see.
Meh- I think the lens-flare is a bit over blown. Software will adjust for it over time so it wont be as bad (and a ton of software is already doing that). I do wonder how FOVE will stand the test of time though. Right now, once the Oculus releases their track controllers - it will set the stander of what a VR company will have to have. FOVE is just now releasing their HMD. It will be a long while before they release a track controller along with it.
Makes you wonder if they will just sell their eye tracking technology instead if it does well?
This is the only new high-end (?) HMD on the near horizon, and with over 40% more pixels than Rift/Vive I was hoping to use it to watch 2D/3D video, so the fact that it might be limited in the choice of games doesn’t bother me. Apparently lens-flares are more troublesome viewing video, especially in a ‘void’ environment, than in gaming.
I’m sure they’ll make more money from their eye-tracking tech than selling VR headsets - Fove has limited exposure at the best of times. It’s pretty certain that eye-tracking is the way forward, even if they make a poor job of it.
