Razer now taking preorders for its Open Source Virtual Reality development kit

Garage-based virtual reality development is exploding, with 234 companies gaining as much as $13 billion combined in funding, and it looks like tinkerers of this exciting new medium have another headset to work with.

Razer announced today that version 1.3 of its Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) Hacker Development Kit is available for preorder ($300 plus shipping). The kit includes a virtual reality headset that is USB 3.0 compatible featuring a 5.5-inch OLED HD screen, dual lens optics, an accelerometer, a compass sensor, and a gyroscope.