Linux on Your Face is a startup that is launching a new virtual reality platform called SimulaVR. This platform allows users to experience Linux on their face, which is a new way of using virtual reality technology. The company has already created a number of applications that allow users to experience Linux on their face, such as the Ubuntu GNOME desktop environment and the KDE Plasma desktop environment. The company plans to release more applications over time, and it also plans to create a Linux distribution for virtual reality devices. The company is based in Germany and it has already raised $5 million from investors.
On the SimulaVR website, the company describes the primary way it intends its headset to be used. It says, “The Simula One is an office-focused, standalone VR headset built on top of Linux Desktop. It provides comparable functionality to any Linux laptop or PC, but with the power of VR.”
That puts this headset in a slightly different space than the Quest or Vive, as those are primarily designed for gaming. Instead, this headset is actually intended to replace your computer, serving as an entire workstation on your face.
As far as preordering the headsets go, SimulaVR announced that it is electing to host its own preorder site instead of going with Kickstarter, which the company says allows it to decrease the early pricing by $100.
When the preorders launch “by the end of this weekend.” The first 50 people to purchase a headset will get one for the reduced price of $2,499. After that, the early bird price jumps to $2,699. The final MSRP of the Simula One headset is $3,499, which is what it’ll sell for when it is eventually released.
Headsets are planned to ship before the end of 2023, though the company is hopeful that it’ll get them out between Q4 2022 and Q1 2023.
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