Don’t you sometimes wish you could do a little more with your smartphone? You know, ramp its features up a bit to make it even cooler than you already think it is. A product that’s just been launched on Kickstarter will help you do just that. It’s called vrAse.
According to the project’s Kickstarter page, the device “…transforms your Smartphone screen into the equivalent of a 3D 200” one”. This could make the vrAse one of the hottest items for gamers and movie buffs to get their hands on. Whilst it’s quite cool that smartphones enable users to play games and watch movies and other content, they don’t offer large viewing screens. The vrAse has been developed as a simple solution to change that.
It’s compatible with 3D and Augmented Reality software and, put simply, goes to work magnifying images from your smartphone so that you feel like you’re peering at a big screen. Sure, walking around with a goggle-like device on your head may sound suboptimal to some who tend to feel embarrassed easily, but sometimes you just have to remember that the pros far outweigh the cons.
Essentially the gadget will turn your smartphone into virtual reality/3D goggles that give you more of an immersive viewing experience. All you have to do is load side-by-side (SBS) content onto your smartphone, slip your phone into a case that forms part of the device and then look at its screen through two lenses. It really couldn’t be more simple and it opens up a whole new world of gaming, 3D movie viewing, and Augmented Reality.
Although its designers are planning to make it compatible with all smartphones as the product develops in the future, currently the vrAse only works with the HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, Apple iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3 and S4, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
At the moment it’s expected to only cost around £48 (excluding delivery) – not a bad price at all for this technology! The Scottish company behind this ultra cool product, vrAse Corp., is aiming to hit it big on Kickstarter and raise £55k to turn the vrAse idea into reality. Just 4 days into the project on the popular crowd-funding site and the project has already received pledges amounting to £15,365*.
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*Figure at time of publication