VR One Connect Headset ©Zeiss
Virtual reality gaming is an amazing experience, but one that tends to be relatively insular due to the high price point of the headsets (as of today, the Oculus Rift retails for $399 and the HTC Vive is $599) combined with a VR ready PC (a good minimum spec is the Intel Core i5 processor) which means that while a lot of people have heard about it, the amount that has actually played with it is far, far smaller. Sure, you can bridge that gap with the Samsung Gear VR and at a pinch, Google’s cardboard gives you a hint of what the world is like, but these experiences are low level when it comes to the high-quality output that the big boys in VR gaming are producing.
Zeiss seeks to level the playing field with the release of the VR One Connect. If the name Zeiss sounds familiar that’s because it is, as a leader in the optics field it’s highly likely you own something made with Zeiss glass, such as Canon camera lenses. Now to be clear here, while Zeiss has a VR headset you can buy (the VR One Plus for around $46 on Amazon right now) the VR One Connect is NOT a headset. It’s — and I mean this in the best possible way — a dongle, and this dongle democratizes access to VR experiences.
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Source: Forbes