Pico Interactive has revealed in a tweet on Thursday its upcoming Pico 4 headset along with a series of specifications for the head-mounted display (HMD).
Imagination, the only limitation #PICO4
PICO 4 is well-equipped to provide an enhanced #VR experience without compromising comfort.
Let us know which features you love the most!
Click https://t.co/JNkeOROcNo to learn more! pic.twitter.com/ywu4gt8iRN
— PICO XR (@PICOXR) September 22, 2022
The tweet shows the following features along with updates on the company’s website:
- 5300 mAh high-capacity battery
- Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 processor
- Adreno 650 graphics processing unit (GPU) and 8 GB of RAM
- Ultrawide pancake optics with a 105-degree field of view (FoV)
- Colour passthrough mixed reality (MR) visuals
- Motorised Interpupillary Distance adjustments of 62-72 millimetres
- 4K+ Super-Vision Display of 4320 x 2160
- 6 degrees of freedom (DoF) with submillimetre positioning and millimetre tracking accuracy
- High-Fidelity spatial audio
- Hypersense haptic controllers with vibrations from 50Hz to 500Hz
Weighing at just 586 grammes with its strap included, the standalone device can also tether to gaming PCs for top virtual gaming experiences at 90Hz refresh rates and 1200 pixels per inch (PPI).
Pico’s SLAM infrared optical positioning system also taps the headset’s visual sensors for tracking body positions and movement for added precision. Additional features include a PICO motion tracker with 3DoF positioning for monitoring legs, arms, and other body placements for lifelike motion capturing.
Getting Social with Pico, TikTok
Pico’s PICO OS 5.0 will also integrate TikTok social media posting for communication and updates with online friends in real-time, along with sharing VR video feeds. The software’s Pico Video app will also provide avatar-based VR concerts, 6DoF interactive films, theatre, live interest, and other experiences.
The OS will also include Sports Centre, which leverages the company’s CalSense fitness algorithm for accurate calorie management and workout routines. It will also provide data statistics, workout plans, and social workout connectivity with other users.
The Beijing-based firm will launch for purchase across South Korea, Japan, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and many other European spots, but has not yet pinned a US release date and aims to open sales in Singapore, Malaysia, and China at later dates, according to reports.
According to resellers, the device will cost £379 and £449 for the 128 GB and 256 GB models, respectively.
Timeline to Launch
The news comes after Pico teased audiences with fresh announcements on the Pico 4 via TikTok and YouTube, noting that the upcoming headset would likely target consumers and enterprises.
Formerly titled Project Phoenix, previous data from US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filings revealed the standalone device used an Android Q OS and Qualcomm processors, among others.
Pico also released its Neo3 Link headset in late May for £399, with preorders shipping in early June. The headset has been widely seen as a direct competitor to the Meta Quest 2, with the most recent device challenging Meta Platform’s upcoming Meta Quest Pro, or Project Cambria enterprise-level headset.
