Bigscreen says Past’s Audio Strap accent will begin delivery in August.
Bigscreen Past is an ultra-compact and ultra-light SteamVR headset designed to allow actually snug lengthy length PC-based VR periods. The headset comes with a easy material strap and no built-in audio. It would not actually have a headphone jack, although it does have a USB-C port which can be utilized for audio units.
When launching Past final 12 months the startup additionally took preorders for a $130 upgraded inflexible strap with built-in audio system referred to as the Audio Strap, which it stated would launch in late 2023. After lacking that timeline, earlier this 12 months it estimated delivery in June. Now, Bigscreen says the Audio Strap mass manufacturing is ready to start on July 29.
The startup says the most recent delay is because of a provider of a subcomponent. It anticipates the earliest Audio Strap orders will ship in mid-August, with all present preorders shipped by the tip of October, nearly a 12 months later than the unique estimate.
For the headset itself, Bigscreen says whereas it hasn’t been in a position to meet the 1-2 week supply time it introduced in Might, it anticipates with the ability to ship inside 1 week from mid-August, across the identical time the Audio Strap begins delivery.
Apparently, it warns that orders from clients with an IPD between 55-58mm ought to ship sooner than wider IPDs.
The problem in delivery comes from the truth that every Bigscreen Past is custom-made for the customer’s face and eyes as a substitute of being adjustable, primarily based on an iPhone 3D face scan offered when ordering. That is partially why the headset is so compact, and makes manufacturing rather more complicated than different headsets.
