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CES 2015: Open Source Virtual Reality Headset from Razer Unveiled

OSVR

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A lot has been showcased during CES 2015 -- the biggest tech event this year -- by different tech makers. Razer is one of the many companies manufacturing high-end laptops and PC gaming accessories that revealed their latest offerings at CES 2015.

The San Diego-based gaming tech company unveiled their own VR unit called the OSVR Hacker Development Kit, Forge TV and Nabu X at CES 2015, Techcrunch reports.

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OSVR, which is set to hit the market in June at US$200, is a joint project of Razer and Virtual reality firm, Sensics. This is an open source (both hardware and software) unit compatible with most game engines such Unreal Engine, Unity 3D, LeapMotion device plug-in, Bosch and Sixense device plus-ins.

Android, Windows, Linux and even its rivals VR (Gameface and Oculus Rift Dev Kit)  are compatible with OSVR's hardware.

The VR headset, dubbed the "Android of Virtual Reality" by Eurogamer, sports a 5.5 inch 1080 x 1920 FHD display with 401 ppi that runs at 60 fps. It has an integrated gyroscope, compass and accelerometer.

On the other hand, Razer's Android powered Forge TV is something that tech buffs should look forward to. It's equipped with a quad-core processor that runs 2.5 GHz per core, 2 GB of RAM, Adreno 420 GPU, 16 GB storage. It's also gotUSB and HDMI ports.

Aside from its beefy specs, this mini-console allows users to play and stream Android games and PC titles on their TVs. Forge TV also supports games from publishers that make use of DirectX9 (or higher).

Razer Turret (a wireless mouse and lapboard combo) and Razer Serval (a Bluetooth controller) were also introduced along with Forge TV and OSVR.

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