VR (Virtual Reality) is a very popular intelligent technology at present, and VR glasses are the terminal equipment to realize this technology. It can not only watch TV, movies, but also play games. In early August, Xiaomi released the Xiaomi VR glasses toy version. The author was very lucky to get the public beta of Xiaomi VR glasses. Now, we will walk into this toy version of Xiaomi VR glasses with the camera of the essayist.

The black box is simple and generous, and the red word "Go to explore" in the middle gives a strong visual impact.

This VR glasses include a pair of glasses, bandages and instructions for use. The device requires Android 4.4 and above, and the applicable mobile phone size is 4.7-5.5 inches.

In addition to glasses, a letter to a new explorer is attached to the inside of the box. This should be the first product released by President Lei since he announced the establishment of Xiaomi Exploration Laboratory at the beginning of the year.

The whole glasses are made of Lycra fabric, which is comfortable to handle. The front side is the full English name of the classic MI LOGO and VR, with air holes reserved on both sides to enhance heat dissipation and fine tune the phone position during the experience.

In terms of use, it adopts the design of double zippers, and there is a full thread one button button on the top of the glasses.

The pupillary distance of the visual lens is a fixed design, which can take into account most people. For the anti glare lens, the minimum tolerance on the aspherical radian is only 0.01mm, which is about 1/7 of the hair diameter, ensuring the image clarity.

When the zipper is pulled open, the inside of the glasses is attached with its simple instructions, and the headband used for fixing is inserted into the instruction paper.

A soft sponge is used on the outer side of the glasses to support the mobile phone.

On both sides of the lens, there are raised anti slip rubber pads. A slight bump can effectively prevent it from accidentally touching the HOME key of the phone.

The key between the glasses and the mobile phone is in the middle of the upper position of the fluoroscopy lens. The conductive silicone head is used for its material, and the corresponding operation can be realized whether the mobile phone screen is coated or not.

There is a rectangular support under the lens to fix the position of the phone so that it will not swing back and forth during the experience.

Pass the attached bandage through the left and right upper middle buckles of the glasses, and fix the headband with the buckles:

After the phone is fixed, pull the zipper, and you can begin to experience!

The glasses need to be used in conjunction with the corresponding VR resources. Scanning the QR code on the instruction paper can download the Xiaomi VR APP. At present, Xiaomi VR APP provides two sub directories of video and application for selection.

In terms of video resources, the current total number of resources is not very much, but it covers a wide range: activity sites, band performances, travel introductions, suspense thrillers, variety entertainment, sports, animal cute pets, documentary discoveries, famous car cool runs, etc. The definition of video is not very uniform, and the experience it brings is certainly not the same.

However, to my surprise, compared with ordinary movie/TV series resources, VR resources are relatively large. Take a 1 minute and 30 second ski video for example, its size has reached 326MB, and we can download multiple TV dramas of this size. The size of video resources such as city scenery is larger. For the trip to Dalian, its duration is only a few minutes, but its size has reached 1.09GB, which is equivalent to a high-definition movie with a duration of about 2 hours.

When playing, the screen will prompt you to put your phone into VR glasses:

At this time, when the phone is placed horizontally, the screen will automatically be divided into two small windows, corresponding to two lenses of VR glasses:

Before playing, there will be a corresponding safety reminder: "When using VR, you may feel dizzy. Try to avoid rotating your head quickly to reduce the vertigo. Please use it appropriately according to your physical condition. Children under 13 years old should not use it".

Click the corresponding resources, whether it is concert, scenery or sports, just turn your head, you can get a sense of immersive scene. However, because it is a toy version, and the quality of various resources is uneven, the sense of immersion is not very good, and some resources are also out of sync, which is really embarrassing.

In addition to VR resources, can ordinary video resources be viewed through this glasses? The answer is yes. Select the local video, find the TV play/movie you want to watch, and click to watch it. Different from VR resources, ordinary video resources can not achieve 360 ° omni-directional viewing, but only increase the sense of presence compared with direct viewing with mobile phones, which is equivalent to turning your mobile phone into a small cinema.

In terms of wearing comfort, VR glasses can basically fit the whole face without glasses, and can be perfectly experienced by properly adjusting the tightness of the bandage until it is comfortable to wear.

For myopia, the experience is not so perfect. You must hold the two sides of the glasses with your hands when using them, otherwise the glasses and VR lenses will fit together and cannot be seen clearly just by the fixation of the straps. In addition, because the user wears glasses, there will be slight light leakage on both sides.

Due to the double zipper design, we can also plug the headset into the phone, so that we can experience it at night without affecting family rest.

Due to the high consumption performance of VR, it may lead to faster heating of mobile phones, which we have experienced deeply in the use process. After watching the video for about 20 minutes with VR, I obviously felt that the phone was hot when I took it off, and the actual test showed that the screen temperature had reached 45 °. The power consumption is also quite amazing. In just 30 minutes, the power consumption is 28%. This toy is really "tough".

In addition, as the human body has a gradual process of adapting to VR, vertigo may occur when using it, which has been mentioned earlier. The reasonable use suggestion is to rotate slowly instead of rapidly. When dizziness occurs, glasses must be removed and used after a period of rest, otherwise more serious nausea, vomiting and other symptoms may occur.

Summary

At present, this VR glasses is only a toy version, which has brought us a lot of surprises. Its price is only 49 yuan! Although the quality of VR video resources is generally average and the sense of immersion is not very good, it is more than enough for those who want to experience an immersive virtual reality at the first time. It is Xiaomi's original intention to let everyone enjoy the fun of technology. What makes me look forward to more is that the future official version should bring you richer content, clearer resources and more comfortable wearing. Well, that's all for the experience of this VR glasses. Goodbye!