Description
Homido « mini » VR glasses for smartphones allows you to discover virtually reality !
Very easy to use, « mini » makes virtual reality accesible to the greatest number of people.
Clip the glasses on your smartphone and launch a VR app to dive into a virtual world in just a few seconds.
VIRTUAL REALITY IN 4 EASY STEPS
1. DOWNLOAD THE “HOMIDO CENTER” APP
2. INSTALL A VR APP FROM “HOMIDO CENTER”
3. CLIP HOMIDO « mini » ON YOUR SMARTPHONE
4. EXPLORE VR AND 360° CONTENT IN FULL IMMERSION
Download from: Google play / App store Right at the palm of your hand and fitting in your pocket,
Homido « mini » brings Virtual Reality available to everyone
It’s THE Smartphone Accessory to always have on the go!
T. Nash –
The focal length (I’m probably using the wrong term here), isn’t right, though. I have to hold my eyes about a half-inch away from the glasses to be able to see clearly.
Still, I’d recommend unreservedly. a great value.
Ceejay –
You can use it for viewing. Just be aware of 2 issues. 1) While the focus is good, the outers edges of the field of view are blurry. 2) You have to hold your phone in place. That ties up a hand and may tire your arm.
That’s why I use it to screen/review. I have a 3D headset that I use for extended viewing.
ChristineF –
So if my friend’s at a conference in NYC, he can take a cardboard camera photo and text me a link to it… I get the text, pull out these glasses, and I get to look around at times square at night, staring up at all of the buildings and people, listening to the noise of the crowd… seeing just what he’s seeing. When I’m traveling, I return the favor.
Dan Haynes –
Jerm jermson –
Pros:
– Super compact. Great to carry with you at all times when trying to network or even to an interview to show off your work.
– You can hold your phone closer or further from your face with no issues, helps account for different eyes.
– You can easily access the screen, unlike with a headset. You can still touch the center portion that google cardboard uses as a button. I actually prefer this, it’s very quick a versatile.
Cons:
– Build quality. I bought one to try and it was great. I bought a few more to give out and found the lenses were not properly glued in, one was scratched. You’ll have to do a little work to fix them up.
– Doesn’t come with a bag or anything. basically just wrapped in crinkly plastic.
– Doesn’t block out light or surroundings. Nothing to be done about this and I think the portability trade off is worth it.
I really like these and just wish the build quality was better. It seems really hit or miss, even though I bought them all from the same seller.
jonm –
Adam –
I think that a big part of preserving the immersiveness is that the optical paths are tight enough so that, with my Nexus 6, if I hold the viewer normally, I can’t look past the edges of my cell phone screen, at least if I’m looking through the lenses. However, if I look far enough to the side, I can see along a path from my eye that does not go through the lens, although I can hold my hands in a manner that avoids most of that.
I am thinking about wrapping the eyepiece rim with electrical tape to make a shroud from the lenses toward my eyes to reduce that optical path even more.
I have not tried this device in a social setting yet (since mine just arrived), but I suspect that it is probably less isolating than a regular Google Cardboard viewer, because your friends should be able to get a glimpse from the side to get an idea of what you are viewing.
I recommend this product as a second Google Cardboard reader, one that you can carry around to fulfill your civic duty to introduce everyone who crosses your path to Google Cardboard. I look forward to carrying this in my work bag, the glove compartment of my card, or a pocket.
However, even though I give this product five stars, I also want to recommend that every Google Cardboard fan should also have a more conventional Google Cardboard viewer (that is, with the shroud that covers your eyes and ideally with an over-the-head headband to improve enjoyment of the longer viewing experiences, such as that tour of the planets application). Although the price that this device pays for portability is less than I expected, I am sure I will still prefer to use a conventional Google Cardboard viewer when I am at home.