Shadow Creator Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) presented a new mixed reality headset at CES Asia 2018. It is called the Action One. In agreement with one of the reports on the aesthetics of the headset posted by a show attendee “Among the lesser known AR headsets, this is one of best designs we have seen.”
The Shadow Creator Action One is a standalone, all in one headset viewer and does not require connection to a computer. The method used for transmission between the headset and a computer or mobile phone is either USB or Bluetooth.
The headset offers gesture recognition as well as input through a handheld controller or by means of voice commands. “Placement requires no external tracker and relies on two inside out chambers that allow a 6DOF movement system.”
A very short video at the end of this article illustrates the Shadow Creator Action One headset. The Action One headset is also pictured in the figure below.
The Shadow Creator Action One headset.
Some of the features and specifications of the Action One headset include the following:
- Two 720 P OLED microdisplays
- 45 degree field of view
- USB 3.1 Type C
- 4000 mAh battery
- Weight 330 g with “good balance”
- Two speakers positioned at the user’s ears
- Foam inserts and adjustable ring. Available only in white.
- Inside microphone
- A headset interface
- A 13 mega pixel RGB camera
- A 100 Hz inertial measurement unit
- 64 GB
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 835SoC chip
Shadow Creator describes the operating system used in the headset as “Holographic 3D” on Blue Cat Linux.
The company states that it is not necessary for users to remove their corrective glasses to wear and use the headset. The transparent cover can be cleaned.
Some of the proposed uses for the headset include “navigating real world spaces with relevant content mapped over buildings using SLAM (Simultaneous Localization And Mapping), as well as interacting with data visualizations and various 3D constructs.”
The headset is offered for sale on the company web site. The answer to a frequently asked question associated with the purchase states that the headset is “Usually shipped 1 – 2 months after payment.” The selling price is listed as RMB 6999 (about $1,055). -Arthur Berman
Shadow Creator Information Technology, +86 136-1177-8589, [email protected]
