Road to VR

JULY 25, 2022

Pico Interactive, the VR hardware subsidiary to Chinese tech giant ByteDance, is apparently getting ready to release a new series of standalone VR headsets. Both headsets are identical in specs “except additional eye tracking & face tracking function for Pico 4 Pro,” the company says in the filing.

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Anand Tech

JUNE 5, 2024

Perhaps the most interesting find thus far comes from ADATA sub-brand XPG, who is demoing their prototype "Nia" handheld PC, which uses eye tracking and dynamic foveated rendering to further improve their rendering performance. So the camera hardware itself should be pretty straight-forward.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The filing stated both models are identical except “additional eye tracking & face tracking function for Pico 4 Pro” Now, a listing with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) reveals additional features of the headset. The listing indicates Pico 4 Pro’s codename is Phoenix.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 25, 2025

There is also a surprise: beyond (pun intended) the Bigscreen Beyond 2, there is also a model called Bigscreen Beyond 2e, which features eye-tracking. Eye tracking is great to have a more human-looking avatar if you are into VRChat. In the future, Beyond 2e will also feature foveated rendering. Lynch & Co.

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