<s>
Pimax	O
is	O
a	O
technology	O
company	O
specializing	O
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
hardware	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
its	O
first	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
Pimax	B-Device
4K	I-Device
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
commercially	O
available	O
headset	O
with	O
a	O
combined	O
(	O
left	O
+	O
right	O
eye	O
)	O
resolution	O
of	O
4K	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
they	O
ran	O
a	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
for	O
the	O
Pimax	O
8K	B-Architecture
headset	O
,	O
raising	O
approximately	O
$4.2	O
million	O
,	O
which	O
held	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
crowdfunded	O
VR	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
8th	O
of	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Pimax	O
’s	O
flagship	O
headset	O
the	O
world	O
’s	O
first	O
dual	O
native	O
4K	B-Architecture
consumer	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
Vision	O
8K	B-Architecture
X	O
,	O
featuring	O
high	O
resolution	O
and	O
ultra-wide	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
200°( D	O
)	O
/170	O
°( H	O
)	O
/115	O
°( V	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
Top	O
Tech	O
of	O
CES	O
:	O
AR/VR	O
by	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
technical	O
precipitation	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
and	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
technology	O
and	O
algorithm	O
research	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
years	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
maintained	O
the	O
leading	O
position	O
of	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
with	O
the	O
highest	O
resolution	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Pimax	B-Device
4K	I-Device
was	O
Pimax	O
's	O
first	O
foray	O
into	O
the	O
VR	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
boasts	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1920×2160	O
per	O
eye	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
3840×2160	O
(	O
thus	O
the	O
"	O
4K	B-Architecture
"	O
denomination	O
though	O
not	O
full	O
stereo	O
4K	B-Architecture
)	O
running	O
at	O
a	O
refresh	O
rate	O
of	O
60Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pimax	O
8K	B-Architecture
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
head-mounted	I-Device
display	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
two	O
4K	B-Architecture
displays	I-Architecture
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
eye	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
advertised	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
of	O
200	O
degrees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Pimax	O
8K	B-Architecture
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
8K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
standard	O
8K	B-Architecture
UHD	I-Architecture
which	O
contains	O
four	O
times	O
as	O
many	O
pixels	O
as	O
4K	B-Architecture
UHD	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Pimax	O
8K	B-Architecture
contains	O
two	O
4K	B-Architecture
UHD	I-Architecture
displays	O
,	O
it	O
only	O
has	O
half	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
pixels	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
8K	B-Architecture
UHD	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
modules	O
announced	O
include	O
features	O
like	O
inside-out	O
tracking	O
,	O
eye	B-General_Concept
tracking	I-General_Concept
,	O
wireless	O
transmission	O
,	O
and	O
scent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
CES2019	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
Pimax	O
disclosed	O
strategic	O
partnerships	O
respectively	O
with	O
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
and	O
7INVENSUN	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
hand	B-Algorithm
motion	I-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
module	O
and	O
eye	B-General_Concept
tracking	I-General_Concept
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leap	B-General_Concept
Motion	I-General_Concept
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
UltraHaptics	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
called	O
Ultraleap	O
was	O
established	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
26th	O
of	O
February	O
,	O
Pimax	O
signed	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
offer	O
Ultraleap	O
hand	B-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
for	O
its	O
whole	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
range	O
with	O
specifications	O
including	O
a	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
IR	O
camera	O
that	O
creates	O
an	O
interaction	O
zone	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
range	O
,	O
extending	O
from	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
a	O
160×160°	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
(	O
approximately	O
74	O
cubic	O
feet	O
or	O
2.1	O
cubic	O
meters	O
of	O
interactive	O
space	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headset	O
uses	O
the	O
SteamVR	O
positional	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
system	O
(	O
previously	O
called	O
"	O
Lighthouse	O
"	O
)	O
initially	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
by	O
Valve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2019	O
all	O
backers	O
with	O
verified	O
addresses	O
had	O
received	O
their	O
Pimax	O
8K	B-Architecture
and	O
5K+	O
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pimax	O
5K	O
PLUS	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
similar	O
hardware	O
to	O
the	O
Pimax	O
8K	B-Architecture
,	O
but	O
features	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
,	O
at	O
2560×1440	O
displays	O
per	O
eye	O
instead	O
of	O
4K	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
previews	O
of	O
the	O
devices	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
5K	O
PLUS	O
featured	O
a	O
sharper	O
image	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
8K	B-Architecture
had	O
a	O
significantly	O
reduced	O
screen-door	B-General_Concept
effect	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
alongside	O
the	O
8K	B-Architecture
,	O
the	O
5K	O
PLUS	O
units	O
began	O
shipping	O
in	O
large	O
numbers	O
sooner	O
;	O
as	O
of	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
backers	O
had	O
received	O
their	O
headsets	O
,	O
while	O
leaving	O
hundreds	O
of	O
Kickstarter	O
backers	O
waiting	O
for	O
their	O
8K	B-Architecture
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
5K	O
XR	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
that	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
most	O
VR	O
software	O
titles	O
for	O
Windows-based	O
PC	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
differentiating	O
factor	O
between	O
the	O
Pimax	O
XR	O
headset	O
and	O
the	O
Pimax	O
5K	O
PLUS	O
is	O
the	O
XR	O
utilizes	O
OLED	B-Device
screens	I-Device
rather	O
than	O
LCD	B-Device
screens	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
"	O
XR	O
"	O
stands	O
for	O
eXtended	O
Range	O
for	O
the	O
added	O
dynamic	O
color	O
range	O
and	O
the	O
near	O
absolute	O
blacks	O
that	O
are	O
possible	O
for	O
OLED	B-Device
type	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pimax	O
Vision	O
8K	B-Architecture
X	O
is	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Pimax	O
8K	B-Architecture
that	O
solves	O
the	O
cable	O
bandwidth	O
limitation	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
highest	O
data	O
transmission	O
mode	O
with	O
HBC	O
with	O
Displayport	O
1.4a	O
,	O
thus	O
allowing	O
native	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
per	O
eye	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
visual	O
compromise	O
from	O
upscaling	O
a	O
5K	O
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
native	O
resolution	O
of	O
a	O
Pimax	O
Vision	O
8K	B-Architecture
X	O
is	O
7680×2160	O
,	O
which	O
should	O
help	O
reduce	O
the	O
screen-door	B-General_Concept
effect	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
VISION	O
8KX	O
offers	O
a	O
Dual	O
Engine	O
Mode	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
lower	O
the	O
render	O
resolution	O
to	O
2,560	O
*	O
1,440	O
per	O
display	O
and	O
then	O
upscale	O
that	O
to	O
4K	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pimax	O
Vision	O
8K	B-Architecture
PLUS	O
is	O
a	O
headset	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Vision	O
8K	B-Architecture
X	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
takes	O
a	O
1440p	O
input	O
which	O
it	O
upscales	O
to	O
the	O
4K	B-Architecture
panels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pimax	O
Reality	O
12k	O
QLED	O
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
next-generation	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
announced	O
by	O
Pimax	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
includes	O
a	O
Tobii	O
eye	B-General_Concept
tracking	I-General_Concept
module	O
with	O
motorized	O
IPD	O
adjustment	O
,	O
foveated	B-Algorithm
rendering	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
headset	O
passthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pimax	O
Crystal	O
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
announced	O
by	O
Pimax	O
on	O
May	O
31st	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headset	O
also	O
integrates	O
eye	B-General_Concept
tracking	I-General_Concept
with	O
a	O
motorized	O
automatic	O
IPD	O
adjustment	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
