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Chinese company Pico releases a new standalone VR headset

The Goblin 2 will face competition from Facebook and Xiaomi

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The Goblin 2 looks like Facebook's Oculus Go headset. (Picture: Pico)
This article originally appeared on ABACUS

There’s a new VR headset in town and it’s got the Oculus Go -- and by extension Xiaomi -- in its sights.

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Released by Chinese company Pico, the Goblin 2 looks pretty much the same as the Xiaomi and Facebook headset that was announced at CES this year: a no-frills rectangular headset, straps to hold it in place and a small handheld controller.
The Goblin 2 looks like Facebook's Oculus Go headset. (Picture: Pico)
The Goblin 2 looks like Facebook's Oculus Go headset. (Picture: Pico)

Despite small cosmetic differences such as the Goblin 2’s slightly darker shade of grey, they’re designed to deliver essentially the same experience. That is, an affordable and self-contained mobile VR experience without the need for a smartphone.

That’s funny because the specs read like a smartphone. It runs on Android 8.1 Oreo and is powered by the Snapdragon 835, which is also found in the Google Pixel 2 and Samsung Galaxy S8.
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It also comes with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of inbuilt storage.

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