Comparison of New and Emerging Head Mounted Displays: Oculus Rift, Epson Moverio 1 and 2, Meta.01, metaPro, Antheer Dev Kit, Atheer One, CastAR, Innovega iOptik, Vuzix Star 1200XLD, Avegant Glyph, Optinvent ORA-S, Google Glass and more.
Link | Last update | Company | Price | Website | Augmented Reality (AR) | Development Status | Release Date | Edition | Review Link | Kickstarter Link | Wikipedia | Video Demo URL | Native resolution | Product details | Released | Type | Track Position | Virtual Reality (VR) | Glance-able display | See-Through | Field of View (FOV) (Diagonal Degrees) | Display Type | Binocular | Stereoscopic 3D | Includes CPU/Processor | Connects to Smartphone? | Connects to Desktop PC? | How it Connects | Track Direction | Track Eye Gaze | Front camera | Other |
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| Antheer Dev Kit | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Atheer Labs | $ 850 | atheerlabs.com | Yes | Alpha | June 2014 | Antheer Dev Kit | cnet.com/... | indiegogo.com/... | allthingsd.com/... | 1024x768 | No | Commercial product | Yes accelerometer and GPS | Yes Via clip-on shades. | - Could use a corner of the display. | Yes | 36 | Micro LCD/LED | Yes | Yes | Yes 2.2 GHz quad-core | No | Yes ADB, USB, or wirelessly | USB, HDMI, WiFi, Bluetooth4 | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | Yes x2 | Gesture recognition. SDK based on Unity and Vuforia. | ||
| Atheer One | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Atheer Labs | $ 350 | atheerlabs.com | Yes | Alpha | December 2014 | Atheer One | cnet.com/... | indiegogo.com/... | allthingsd.com/... | 1024x768 | No | Commercial product | Yes accelerometer and GPS on smartphone | Yes Via clip-on shades. | - Could use a corner of the display. | Yes | 65 | Micro LCD/LED | Yes | Yes | No | Yes Via MicroUSB with MHL or Slimport | Yes Via Remote Desktop (slow update?). Via WiFi? | microUSB. Also Bluetooth and Wifi. | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | Yes x2 | Gesture recognition. SDK based on Unity and Vuforia. | ||
| Avegant Glyph | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Avegant | $ 499 | avegant.com | No Not see-thru. No camera. | Alpha | TBA. Kickstarter begins Jan 22 2014 | Glyph | engadget.com/... | cnet.com/... | 1280x800 | No | Commercial product | - Maybe? Unknnown | Yes | No | No | 45 | Micro Projector: 3-LED DLP | Yes | Yes | No | Yes MHL/HDMI | Yes | MHL/HDMI | Yes Unknnown | No | No | The "Virtual Retinal Display" does not use a screen - it beams light into your eye, so feels a lot more natural to look at. When folded up, the Glyph looks like a regular pair of headphones. | |||
| CastAR | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Technical Illusions | $ 285 | technicalillusions.com | Yes | Private Beta | Sept 2014 | castAR | kickstarter.com/... | 1280x720 | No | Commercial product | Yes IR Camera (needs the surface) and accelerometer | Yes Via clip-on shades. | No | Yes Both Via clip-on shades. | 65 degree horizontal | Micro Projector: Unknown | Yes | Yes | No | Yes In theory. How is still TBC. | Yes | HDMI | Yes IR Camera (needs the surface) and gyroscope, compass | No | No IR - For tracking only | Inludes a Magic Wand for interaction. | ||||
| Epson Moverio 1 | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Epson | $ 699 | epson.com/... | Yes But limited CPU power. | Production | November 2011 | Moverio BT-100 | trustedreviews.com/... | wikipedia.org/... | 960x540 | Yes | Commercial product | No | Yes Via clip-on shades. But limited CPU power. | - Could use a corner of the display. | Yes Both Via clip-on shades. | 23 | Micro Projector: LED LCoS | Yes | Yes | Yes Android 2.2,slow CPU, trackpad. | No | No Only to copy files | microUSB, WiFi | No | No | No | ||||
| Epson Moverio 2 | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Epson | $ 699 | epson.com/... | Yes | Private Beta | March 2014 | Moverio BT-200 | cnet.com/... | wikipedia.org/... | tomsguide.com/... | 960x540 | No | Commercial product | Yes accelerometer and GPS | Yes Via clip-on shades. | - Could use a corner of the display. | Yes Both Via clip-on shades. | 23 | Micro Projector: LED LCoS | Yes | Yes | Yes Android 4.0. 1.2Ghz dual core, trackpad. | No | No Only to copy files | microUSB, WiFi, Bluetooth | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | Yes | Shipping from March 2014. Relies on the closed Moverio apps market rather than Google Play. Battery life lasts up to six hours. Come with a wireless mirroring adapter that can beam content between devices with HDMI connectivity | ||
| Glass Up | Jan. 28th 2016 12:30:50 PM | GlassUp | $ 299 | glassup.net | No | 320x240 | No | Yes | Yes | 12 | No | No | Bluetooth | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Google Glass Ex | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | $ 1,500 | google.com/... | No | Beta | May 2013 | Explorer Edition | cnet.com/... | wikipedia.org/... | 640x360 | Yes | Commercial product | No | No | Yes | Yes | 15 | Micro LCD/LED | No | No | Yes | No Not for visuals | No | WiFi, Bluetooth | Yes | Yes ? | Yes | Touchpad on the side | ||||
| Google Glass Co | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | $ 600 | google.com/... | No | Alpha | April 2014 | Commercial Release | idigitaltimes.com/... | wikipedia.org/... | 640x360 | No | Commercial product | No | No | Yes | Yes | 15 | Micro LCD/LED | No | No | Yes | No Not for visuals | No | WiFi, Bluetooth | Yes | Yes ? | Yes | Touchpad on the side | ||||
| HMZ-T3W | Jan. 29th 2014 1:58:01 AM | Sony | $ 999 | sony.com/... | No | Production | 2013? | HMZ-T3W | ndtv.com/... | 1280x720 | Yes | Commercial product | No | Yes | No | No | 45 | Micro LCD/LED | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes ? | HDMI | No | No | No | Uses OLEDs | ||||
| Innovega iOptik | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Innovega | innovega-inc.com/... | Yes | Private Beta | TBA | cnet.com/... | wikipedia.org/... | 1280x720. Planning 1920x1080 | No | Component for other products | No | Yes | Yes | - Both | "Panoramic". 120 - unconfirmed. | Micro Projector: Unknown | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No ? | ? | No | No | No | ||||||
| Laster SeeThru | Jan. 21st 2014 3:02:39 AM | Laster | $ 399 | laster.fr/... | - Can overlay. But only monocular. No camera tracking. | Alpha | June 2014 | SeeThru | kickstarter.com/... | 800x600 | No | Commercial product | Yes Accelerometer | No | - Could use a corner of the display. | Yes | 25 | Micro LCD/LED | No | No | No | Yes | No ? | Bluetooth 3.0 | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | No | Wireless AR glasses. Currently only Android SDK. | ||||
| Lumus DK40 | Jan. 28th 2016 12:31:40 PM | lumus-optical.com | cnet.com/... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lumus OE-31 | Jan. 28th 2016 12:31:40 PM | lumus-optical.com | ubergizmo.com/... | 640x360 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meta.01 | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Meta | $ 750 | spaceglasses.com | Yes | Alpha | July 2014 | metaOne | kickstarter.com/... | wikipedia.org/... | 960x540 | No | Commercial product | Yes Accelerometer | Yes Via clip-on shades? | - Could use a corner of the display. | Yes Both Via clip-on shades. | 23 | Micro Projector: LED LCoS | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | HDMI/USB | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | Yes | Based on the Moverio BT-100, minus android, plus a camera. Gesture detection for interaction using your hands. | |||
| metaPro | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Meta | $ 3,650 | spaceglasses.com | Yes | Alpha | July 2014 | metaPro | cnet.com/... | 1280x720 | No | Commercial product | Yes Accelerometer | - ? | Yes Could use a corner of the display. | Yes | 40 | Micro Projector: Unknown | Yes | Yes | Yes Intel i5 Pocket Computer. | No | No | USB 3, WiFi, Bluetooth 3. | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | Yes 2x | Also gesture interaction and apps via the Meta App store. | ||||
| Oculus Rift | Jun. 27th 2018 4:54:33 PM | Oculus | € 499 | oculusvr.com | No | Beta | TBA | Crystal Cove | digitalspy.co.uk/... | wikipedia.org/... | 1920x1080 | No | Commercial product | Yes IR Camera (needs separate camera) | Yes | No | No | Approx 100-110 degree | Large LCD/LED | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | DVI/HDMI and USB | Yes IR Camera (needs separate camera). Maybe also gyroscope, compass? | No | No | ||||
| Oculus Rift Dev | Feb. 10th 2015 11:07:08 AM | Oculus | $ 300 | oculusvr.com | No | Production | December 2012 | Dev Kit | makeuseof.com/... | kickstarter.com/... | wikipedia.org/... | 1280x720 | Yes | Commercial product | Yes Accelerometer | Yes | No | No | 110 | Large LCD/LED | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | DVI/HDMI and USB | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | No | |||
| Optinvent ORA-2 | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Optinvent | optinvent.com/... | - Can overlay. But only monocular. Maybe no camera tracking. | Alpha | Mid 2014 | Not yet named. Commercial Version | pcmag.com/... | 640x480 | No | Commercial product | Yes Accelerometer | No | Yes Tilts down to "Dashboard Mode" | Yes | 24 | No | No | No ? The SDK is Android "Jelly Bean" | Yes But does it send its video footage? | - ? Probably, but may not send video. | MicroUSB, Bluetooth 3. | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | Yes | A "lighter, more streamlined consumer version" of the ORA-S. Unique Flip Down to go from AR to VR. | ||||||
| Optinvent ORA-S | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Optinvent | $ 949 | optinvent.com/... | - Can overlay. But only monocular. Maybe no camera tracking. | Beta | January 2014 | ORA-S. Developer's Version. | pcmag.com/... | youtube.com/... | 640x480 | Yes | Commercial product | Yes Accelerometer | No | Yes Tilts down to "Dashboard Mode" | Yes | 24 | No | No | No ? The SDK is Android "Jelly Bean" | Yes But does it send its video footage? | - ? Probably, but may not send video. | MicroUSB, Bluetooth 3. | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | Yes | Unique Flip Down to go from AR to VR. | ||||
| Recon Jet | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | $ 599 | No | 400x240 | No | Yes | No | 16 | No | Yes | WiFi, Bluetooth | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sony HMZ-T3Q | Jan. 29th 2014 1:58:01 AM | Sony | No | Alpha | 2014? | HMZ-T3Q | ndtv.com/... | gamespot.com/... | 1280x720 | No | Commercial product | - Accelerometer? | Yes | No | No | 45 | Micro LCD/LED | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes ? | HDMI | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | No | HMZ-T3W with head tracking | |||||
| Vuzix Star 1200XLD | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Vuzix | $ 4,999 | vuzix.com/... | Yes | Production | August 2011 | Star1200 | wikipedia.org/... | 852x480 | Yes | Commercial product | Yes Accelerometer | - Semi? via Dark Tint Lens Covers. | - Could use a corner of the display. | Yes Both Via clip-on shades. | 35 | Large LCD/LED | Yes | Yes | No | Yes Theoretically possible, but not advertised | Yes | USB | Yes Gyroscope, compass | No | Yes | aimed for wide variety of industrial, commercial, defense and some consumer applications | ||||
| Vuzix M100 | Jan. 16th 2014 7:15:26 PM | Vuzix | $ 1,000 | vuzix.com/... | No | December 2013 | Vuzix | wikipedia.org/... | 400x240 | Yes | Yes Accelerometer | No | Yes | No | 16 | No | Yes 1 GHz dual-core | WiFi, Bluetooth | Yes Gyroscope, compass | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Vuzix M300 | Jan. 28th 2016 12:28:17 PM | Vuzix | vuzix.com/... | 640x360 | 20 | WiFi, Bluetooth | Yes |
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