Lenovo unveils Mirage Solo, the first standalone Google Daydream VR headset, coming in Q2 2018

At CES 2018 in Las Vegas today, Lenovo unveiled the world’s first standalone Daydream VR headset: Lenovo Mirage Solo. The device does not require being tethered to a PC via a wire like powerful VR headsets (HTC Vive and Oculus Rift), but it also does not require a phone like cheap VR headsets (Daydream and Gear VR). Lenovo today also launched the Lenovo Mirage Camera with Daydream technology for capturing VR video in 180 degrees, which you can then watch on the Mirage Solo (and on Cardboard and Daydream devices).

At its I/O 2017 developer event in May, Google announced it is working on standalone Daydream VR headsets with hardware partners HTC and Lenovo. No pricing was shared at the time, and that remains true today, meaning we have no idea where it will land on the price scale alongside Facebook’s Oculus Go for $200.