Dlodlo offers VR in your pocket

A new generation of virtual reality headgear was unveiled in New York on Monday.

Resembling trendy sunglasses, the Dlodlo VR Glass V1 headset features a 2400 x 1200 display, 90 Hz refresh rate with 105-degree field of view and weighs a mere 88 grams.

Unlike other more bulky VR headsets, the Dlodlo V1 can be folded into your pocket.

“It’s the world’s lightest portable and first independently operated immersive virtual reality glasses,” said Li Gang, CEO of Dlodlo.

“Three years ago, when I first looked into existing VR headsets, I knew that VR equipment should not be like the way it was,” said Li.

Founded in 2013 at Shenzhen, Dlodlo set out to develop virtual reality technology, as well as related content and services.

Over the past three years, they have successfully created four headset models. The Dlodlo V1 “resembles iPhone 3 and symbolizes the adventure of a new era”, the brochure said, and will be ready to go on sale next month.

Adi Robertson, a reporter for The Verge who specializes in VR technology and has tried all the mainstream VR headsets, waited in a long line to play a pirate shooting demo game on Dlodlo V1.

“It’s definitely the lightest VR headset that I have probably tried. It unfortunately didn’t fit me, and I wish this had positional tracking,” she said.

“V1 is still not my ideal VR glasses,” Li said. “We are making progress on every aspect. In the future, I believe that we would be able make VR glasses look exactly like normal ones.”

The VR industry is upbeat and optimistic about the future of the market.

“Not only the gaming, think about education, training, real estate, marketing and so on,” said Gregory W. Harper, president of Harper vision Associates and co-founder of Gadget off. “Having the ability of VR to actually visualize ideas is a good experience for any purpose.”

“When that moment comes, everyone will have a headset and VR will be an essential part of our lives,” said Li.

It’s definitely the lightest VR headset that I have tried.” Adi Robertson, reporter, The Verge

JUDY ZHU / FOR CHINA DAILY A visitor tries Dlodlo virtual reality headset Glass V1 at the launch event on Monday in New York City.