VR headsets may finally look less ugly
HTC's Proton headset looks like something you might wear snowboarding. (HTC/)It’s hard to look cool while wearing a VR headset. Even as the electronic guts inside have evolved, the bulky devices still typically resemble drab medical machines or outlandish alien cosplay gear. This morning, however, HTC announced the Vive Project Proton concept headset, which makes the whole package look a lot more modern. Project Proton doesn’t have any hard specs at the moment—it was clearly designed as a concept to show off at the Mobile World Congress trade show, which was canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. While the innards are a relative mystery, the exterior is impressive. It looks like something you’d wear while snowboarding instead of sitting in a darkened room at your house.Look closely at the renders of the gadget and you can see what look like cameras behind the exterior lenses. Outward-facing cameras help...