High-spec headset "Sulon Q" capable of standalone operation and compatible with both VR and AR Announcement & amazing demo movie seamlessly drawn into the digital world from reality

On March 28, 2016, the pioneering presence of VR headset "Oculus Rift"Will be released, but in 2016 other Sony's"PlayStation VR"And HTC's"ViveMultiple VR headsets are scheduled to appear, such as. Meanwhile, semiconductor manufacturersAMDVR headset with chip made "Sulon Q"Was announced.

AMD-powered Sulon Q is like wearing a VR-capable Windows PC on your head | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/03/amd-powered-sulon-q-is-like-wearing-a-vr-capable-windows-pc-on-your-head/

Started on March 14, 2016GDC 2016Among semiconductor makers AMD held the event, among them the wireless headset "Sulon Q" equipped with AMD chips was announced. The headset enters the digital world "virtual realityNot only as a headset for (VR) "but also a world that human beings view and overlay digital information"Augmented reality(AR) "as a headset, it can be used as a VR headset like Oculus Rift or PlayStation VR, and Microsoft'sMicrosoft HoloLensIt can also be used as an AR headset like. AMD's processing unit "APU" which integrates CPU and GPU provided for notebook PC "FX-8800P with Radeon R7 GraphicsIt also has 256 GB of SSD and 8 GB of memory (RAM), and it can operate like a PC with Windows 10 alone. For this reason, it is not necessary to connect with the PC at the time of use.

I can understand what kind of headset Sulon Q is designed by seeing the following movie.

Introducing Sulon Q powered by AMD - YouTube


Splitting Sulon Q


On the top surface are something like an operation key, various terminals


Two camera lenses on the front


Round glass like a lens is arranged one by one on the left and right sides of the main body.


Power button


Although the body has a small slit in its entirety, is it designed for waste heat treatment or design?


The whole picture looks like this. The left side is the main body, there is only APU equipped terminal and it is considerably thick compared to other headset. Although the module on the right side comes to the back of the head when it is attached, it is unclear whether this is dare to large size in order to balance the front and back, or whether it is also equipped with a battery or the like.



The resolution of the display installed in Sulon Q is WQHD (2560 × 1440), 3D surround sound technology "Astound Sound"Three-dimensional sound can be heard with in-ear headphones.


In addition, an introduction movie is released.

Sulon Q VR / AR headset powered by AMD - YouTube


This is Sulon Q


When installed it is like this. The place where the head mount display part is considerably large so that weight is anxious. Ars Technica, an overseas news media, describes as "a feeling like attaching a low-end VR compatible PC to the head."


It is like a battery pack that comes to the back of the head.


It is also possible to generate a 3D map of the surrounding environment with two cameras in front


Viewing angle at wearing is 110 degrees


Also features a gesture authentication function that allows you to track and manipulate user's gestures


APU is FX-8800P with Radeon R7 Graphics


Besides AMD's VR compliant SDK "LiquidVR" and "GPUOpenCorresponds to


In addition, there are demo movies that have been released to show you what kind of experiences Sulon Q can do, which is superb.

SULON Magic Beans Demo on Vimeo


The movie starts from Sulon's office location that develops Sulon Q. Looking at the scenery of the office scene, it seems that AR demonstration will be performed instead of VR.


Suddenly a digital book appeared in front of me. In the book "Jack and the Beanstalk" is written.


The book opens and the contents are read aloud. "Why do you have to bother to use the headset to read the book?"


Illustrations of beans written in books are swollen ...


I flew away.


And it falls to the ground.


Then "Gogogogo" and a loud noise started ringing ......


The ivy grew from the ground ...


I broke the ceiling of the office.


A huge bean tree suddenly growing from the ground.



If you are watching this for a while, the male voice will be heard from a distance and the bean tree before your eyes will be pulled out the next moment.


When I looked into the hole in the ceiling where the bean tree opened, I found a giant in the back.


Because this giant thrusts his hands through the hole in the ceiling ......


I get close to hands.


Then the giant will lift the body.




A giant who starts talking in front of me


When turning around, you can see well that you have lost your way into the fantasy world.


However, I can see the office of Sulon who saw the bottom as before.


When the giant returns it to the office ...


Suddenly the ceiling was repaired.



And the book is closed and the demonstration is over.


In addition, Sulon Q is said to be released in spring, but the selling price is not disclosed.