The Goovis G3 Max is about ready for shipment. It is the fifth generation in the Goovis headset product line. The headset can produce an image that is equivalent to a 1000 inch screen at a distance of 20 meters.
Goovis, which means Good Vision, is a brand of Shenzhen NED Optics Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) or NED Optics. The Goovis (Hong Kong) division, found in 2015, engages in providing solutions for near eye display optics, monocular / binocular eyepiece modules and head mounted displays. The products use micro OLED technology. Goovis products can be used to view films and videos and to play games. Company literature goes on to explain that the headsets can also be utilized in industrial fields, such as simulated military training, remote control of autonomous vehicles, surgical training systems, myopia prevention and control, unmanned aerial vehicle control with first person view, live broadcast over a 5G network and other professional fields.
The Goovis G3 Max headset is introduced and demonstrated in a video appended to the end of this article. The headset is also illustrated in the figure below.
I have collected the specifications of the G3 Max from various on-line sources. Specifications that relate to the image include the following:
- Display: 2 X 0.83” micro OLED
- Resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixel
- Display pixels per inch: 3528
- Angular resolution (pixels per degree): 46
- Color gamut: 95% DCI-P3
- Optical efficiency: >70%
- Field of view: 65°
- Distortion: <2%
- The headset adopts a single eye 6 piece 0.83 inch mixed aspheric lens
- Dynamic contrast: 100,000:1.
- Screen refresh rate: up to 120 Hz
- Response time: <0.01 ms.
- Can present imagery in either 2D or stereoscopic 3D
Other features of the G3 Max headset include the following.
- Built-in speakers provide dynamic surround sound. The sound level can be adjusted to 10 levels using a volume knob located on the side of the headset.
- 3.5 mm headphone jack and Bluetooth enables use of the user’s headphones
- GOOVIS Wireless Cast supports Type-C and HDMI. Enables extension to two displays.
- Type C external data input supports external input (camera, SLAM and etc.)
- Built-in 8000 mAh battery can support up to six hours of viewing
- Works with Read SD Card.
- Compatability: smartphone, pad, notebook, PC, Xbox, Play Station4/5, Switch, ATV Dongle and Blue-ray disk player
- 6 axis IMU sensor
- Proximity sensor
The Goovis website represents that the G3 Max was designed as comfortable for long periods of wear. Some aspects of the headset design that relate to user comfort are as follows:
- Weight: 300 g
- The headset can be flipped up by 90 degrees
- Includes a head strap that is both adjustable and detachable
- Includes a cooling airflow system
- Includes a soft silicone face mask. The mask also serves to completely block out ambient light. The mask is detachable.
- Diopter adjustment control: +2D hyperopia to 7D myopia. The left and right eye adjustments are independent. No user eyeglass prescription lenses are needed.
- The interpupillary distance is adjustable in the range of from 56 mm to 72 mm. The value of adjustment is displayed on the screen.
The Goovis G3 has been awarded a SGS Low Visual Fatigue certification. In addition, the product has obtained the TÜV Rheinland certification for providing a comfortable low blue light viewing environment.
A significant accessory available from the company for the Goovis Max G3 is the D4 Dongle media player. This is an all-in-one cordless device which can be preloaded with the user’s streaming apps (such as YouTube, Netflix and Amazon Prime). One other accessory worth a mention is that the G3 Max comes with a travel bag for storing the headset and the accessories.
Mass production of the Goovis G3 is scheduled to start about now, August 2023.
Part of the advertising strategy for the Goovis G3 is an Indiegogo campaign. I say advertising rather than fund raising because the flexible goal of the campaign was $512. The campaign can be found here. At the time this article is written, the campaign has raised $214,558 from 330 backers. The campaign is scheduled to conclude on August 26th.
The campaign webpage indicates that the retail price of the headset will be $1299. An early bird price for the headset is indicated as $769. The campaign includes two stretch goals. Stretch goal 1 is custom astigmatic lenses and stretch goal 2 is a thick sponge mask. Both of the stretch goals have, apparently, been reached.
