Japanese Panasonic unveiled a prototype of an innovative virtual reality glasses that promotes it as the first virtual reality glasses in the world that supports ultra high definition (Ultra HD) and high dynamic range (HDR) technology.
The company pointed out that the prototype of the new virtual reality glasses outperformed the competitors through light weight and wearing comfort, similar to the regular glasses.
The Tech Virus website points out that the problem of virtual reality glasses is that they all still seem like huge ski goggles that isolate you from the world, and although Panasonic did not solve this problem completely, it provided an enhanced virtual reality glasses that were closer to the regular "glasses".
In addition to the design, the glasses come with improved technical specifications, as they enjoy two micro-OLED screens developed in cooperation with Cobain, and they enjoy excellent accuracy with almost eliminating the "screen door effect" that appears in most of the current virtual reality glasses.
The screen door effect is a grid-like appearance that occurs when visible gaps between pixels appear on the electronic screen, especially when viewed from close range.
Panasonic glasses are the first virtual reality glasses to support "HDR" technology, and besides that, the company has benefited from its sound technology to produce dynamic, rich sound in the headphones connected to the glasses, and Panasonic also says that it used optical designs from the Lumix cameras department and signal processing techniques Similar to its TVs and Blu-ray players.
The drawback of the glasses - according to The Verge - is that its screens are smaller than expected, which results in a square image with low viewing angle compared to traditional virtual reality glasses.
Panasonic did not disclose any data related to weight, accuracy, or HDR standard used by the glasses, nor did it reveal the date of its launch or its prices, but The Verg believes that the company is not likely to be presented by the company to the general consumer, but it may provide it for commercial applications. Its boom is expected to coincide with the proliferation of 5G networks such as virtual tourism and virtual reality sports, areas that Japanese companies have been talking about a lot this year.
Remarkably, the Panasonic glasses have shown that it is possible to make virtual reality glasses of higher quality and at the same time smaller size. It may not be a practical product for the consumer yet, but it does provide an interesting insight into a future where VR technology is more attractive to the general public.