Dangling cables are one of the
major problems of today’s virtual reality headsets. Wearing an HDMI cable
reduces mobility and lead to users tripping over cords. A new solution
developed by a group of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) aims to solve
this problem. Named as “MoVR” the new system allows any VR headset to
communicate without a cord.
The system uses millimeter wave,
the technology that can help deliver 5G connectivity to smartphones. MIT says
MoVR acts as a programmable mirror that detects the direction of the incoming
mmWave signal and reconfigures itself to reflect it toward the receiver on the
headset. MoVR can learn the correct signal direction to within two degrees,
allowing it to correctly configure its angles. Researchers tested the system on
an HTC Vive but say that it can work with any headset.
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