Web Log: Print your own VR headset

Pockulus CHIP brings virtual reality fun to masses for those willing to 3D print it

Pockulus is made by Next Thing, an American company that pioneered the world’s first $9 computer

Marie Boran

Thu Apr 14 2016 - 04:15

If you're willing to 3D print the actual headset, Pockulus CHIP may be the VR headset for you. For $49 you get the PocketCHIP computer, which is a handheld gaming console consisting of the CHIP computer and a keyboard. You also get the "blueprint" for a 3D-printed, strap-on plastic headset to complete the package.

Pockulus is made by Next Thing, an American company that pioneered the world’s first $9 computer. The computer itself has a 1GHz ARM v7 Processor, 512MB RAM, and 4GB of storage. It has a 4.3-inch touch screen and full Qwerty keyboard. This is mostly aimed at makers and hobbyists due to its hack-friendly, open-source, pull-apart nature.

It comes preloaded with "homebrew" VirtualBoy games (Remember Nintendo's VirtualBoy console from the 1990s? No, me neither) including Hunter, Mandelbrot Explorer 3D, and VB Raci. http://pockulus.getchip.com/