The Mira Prism Will Turn Your iPhone into a Mini-Hololens for $99

[Megalith]

The Mira Prism is a new mid-tier headset reminiscent of the Gear VR or Google Daydream, but for iPhones and augmented reality. You will not get any style points for wearing this, but it appears to be a cheap way to get into the AR game: the headband visor uses your smartphone to reflect 3D images right in front of your face.

The Prism uses an iPhone (sorry, no Android version for now), which pops into the headband using elastic, snapping into place. A large mirrored visor reflects the phone's stereoscopic images, turning them into floating three-dimensional, but virtual, objects. I got a demonstration at CNET's offices, and the 3D images felt convincing enough. Polygonal planets spread around me and I controlled a rocket ship using a long elastic tether that I extended and retracted using a handheld wand-remote. I made the ship take off and land on the table, with the help of an included round cardboard marker.

 

[velusip]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-Zone

 

[Exavior]

By the time you buy the iPhone 8 the HoloLens would probably be cheaper.

 

[Rahh]

wow, this is crap that no one will use.

 

[admiralperpetual]

honestly this appeals to me.. looks quite dim but if it works with my iphone 7 plus then cool!

 

[ol1bit]

Interesting. Like Goggle Cardboard, $99 not bad considering.