"Put the gym into the backpack": PICO leads the new trend of VR sports and fitness

On September 27th, PICO officially held a domestic conference to launch PICO Neo3's upgraded product PICO 4 series after a year. PICO 4 series*** has two products?PICO 4 and PICO 4 Pro, the domestic starting price is 2499 yuan, continuing the cost-effective route of PICO Neo3.

Inside and Outside PICO 4 New Upgrade Highlights

PICO 4 has been upgraded in both appearance and hardware. Compared to its predecessor, the PICO 4 series has a thinner, more fashionable look and is very recognizable as a big difference from other products of the same type. This change is due to the PICO 4 series adopting the latest Pancake folding light path design, integrating the hardware arrangement of 4 environmental tracking cameras and 1 color perspective camera, compressing the hardware stacking space of the headset, and making the headset thinner and lighter.

PICO 4 adopts a balanced front and rear design, with a balanced weight behind the battery, most scenes can be used without the top strap, the thinnest part of the headset is only 35.8mm, and the weight of the headset part is only 295 grams, which reduces the pressure on the head and neck caused by prolonged wearing.

(PICO 4 headset weighs only 295 grams)

PICO 4 series hardware has reached the industry-leading level, equipped with a Snapdragon XR2 chip, dual-eye resolution of up to 4K + level of ultra-visionary screen, PPI (Pixel Density) of 1,200, the refresh rate of 90Hz, the visual perception of a clear and detailed.

(PICO 4 screen highlights)

The HyperSense Grip of PICO 4 series adopts the overall design of Starring Ring Arc Column, which is equipped with a wideband linear motor from 50 to 500Hz, and realizes the accurate 6DoF spatial positioning of the head and hand through the 20 infrared sensors placed in the Arc Column. Thanks to the wideband linear motor, users can feel a very delicate and realistic vibration feedback.

(PICO 4 series HyperSense grips)

A full range of upgrades will inevitably lead to a better user experience, and in addition to hardware upgrades, the software ecosystem will also be a key factor in determining user experience.

Sports and fitness ecological comprehensive expansion of unprecedented rich experience

This time, PICO 4 will focus on ecological construction in the field of sports and fitness, in the PICO Neo3 on the all-in-one sports VR, "Ping Pong: Winning 11 points", "Creed: Ring of Glory", "Speed Alps" and many other sports and fitness applications, this time the PICO Neo3 has a lot of sports and fitness apps.

There are many sports and fitness apps on the Neo3, and PICO has introduced a few more apps at the launch event, all of which are excellent.

Now, you can use PICO 4 to experience professional fitness masterpieces like "Lemay Fight", accept the guidance of professional coaches, and carry out intense combat training at home; you can also have a tense and exciting PK with other users in "All-in-One Summer Sports VR", no matter if it's beach volleyball or swimming, it can be accomplished with just a PICO 4; you can also get close to nature and experience the real life fishing in "Live Fishing". You can also get close to nature in "Live Fishing", feel the 4K+ level of ultra-high-definition picture quality and HyperSense vibration handle to simulate the pull of different sizes of fish, from the moment of biting the hook to the whole process of catching a fish, the vibration of the handle is on call, feel the subtle sense of touch every time you throw the rod and reel in the line, and enjoy the fun of wild fishing at home.

(Live Fishing was introduced at the launch event)

In addition to third-party works, PICO has also self-developed a sports and fitness app, "Ultra Fuel Moment"? an S-class fitness masterpiece that combines private lessons, rhythmic audio games, yoga, and many other types of exercise. Just find a random ?3 square meters? empty space, put on PICO 4, and start working out.

(Fitness masterpiece The Ultra Moment)

PICO 4 has also partnered with Pamela, a German sports personality, to create a sculpting program that is perfect for mass users, which doesn't require any additional equipment, and allows you to sculpt your entire body by simply following Pamela through the course movements. With over 500 minutes of fitness classes, you can enjoy face-to-face sessions with a personal trainer from the comfort of your own home.

(PICO has partnered with Pamela, a German sportswoman, to create a series of fitness programs)

This is a much more attractive fitness option for urban office workers who love to work out, but have limited time and energy, than traditional gyms that often cost thousands of dollars to get a card and need to go to a specific location.

Hardware and software combined with black technology to help VR sports

At the conference, PICO released a body tracker that can be used in conjunction with the PICO 4, which is a 3DoF sports tracking accessory that can be strapped to the limbs to achieve multi-joint, multi-limb motion capture. It has a miniature form, about the size of a bracelet, weighs only 22 grams, and the strap is made of skin-friendly material, so it is very comfortable to wear; it also has amazing endurance, with 40 hours of continuous use, and if you use it for half an hour a day, it will last for 80 days.

(PICO 4 body tracker)

VR all-in-one tracking + PICO body tracker will drive the future of gaming, entertainment, video, and other content from simple head-to-hand interactions to body interaction movements. Next, PICO will also open up the PICO body tracker to third-party developers to facilitate the development of VR motion apps with richer gameplay.

In addition to rich sports and fitness apps, PICO also brings CalSense physical fitness monitoring algorithm, a calorie counting solution more suitable for VR, which can more scientifically calculate the calories consumed by the user based on the user's body data and movement trajectory.

(PICO Sports Center)

The data dimension of VR fitness will be more than traditional fitness, on the one hand, the headset of PICO 4 will track the head movement and direction, on the other hand, the body tracker will be strapped to the arm or the leg to achieve multi-joint, multi-limb motion capture, the overall cooperation to achieve the whole process of monitoring the movement.

On the software side, VR fitness calculations will continue to improve due to more dimensions of data input, and PICO also connects the data from the Sports Center and the iOS end of the Health App, and the data from the user's exercise and fitness with the PICO 4 will also be incorporated into the phone.

(PICO exercise data can be enjoyed with iOS***)

Content producers have entered the VR exercise and fitness continues to boom

Once upon a time, the lack of a suitable venue for fitness, the lack of suitable equipment for fitness, and the pain of difficulty in adhering to it were the challenges that prevented people from adhering to their fitness. Now, with a VR all-in-one machine like PICO 4, more people can stick to fitness in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Not only that, PICO also innovates and develops peripherals to provide a more immersive fitness experience and more accurate calorie monitoring. With the support of these hardware and software, any user will be able to get a professional fitness experience at home that is only available in a professional gym.

In addition to sports and fitness scenarios, PICO 4's audio-visual entertainment features are also very powerful. After working out with PICO 4, you can relax a bit more and enjoy a giant screen viewing experience with 4K+ picture quality. PICO launched PICO Video in March this year and has established cooperation with more than 30 VR native content companies, 6 major Hollywood studios, and the top streaming platforms in China. relationship, and has already organized 3 star VR concerts for Wang Lu, Zheng Jun and Wang Feng.

PICO officially announced at the conference that it will cooperate with Discovery Channel to launch an adventure program, and the top explorer, Mr. De, will take you to visit the national parks in Africa in a brand new way with 360-degree immersion. In the future, with PICO can not only watch Hollywood blockbusters, see stars VR concerts, but also enjoy a unique variety show.

(PICO 4 will have more than 50 sports and fitness applications)

In recent years, sports and fitness has become more and more of a social fashion, whether it is a fitness game such as Fitness Circle Adventure, or follow the fitness blogger live fitness, or the recent emergence of Frisbee, to cultivate more and more fitness habits of the crowd, sports and fitness methods and scenes are also more and more.

The PI is the first company in the world to have a product that is designed to be used in a variety of ways, and the market is booming.

PICO gathered all the power to create the richest and highest quality VR content platform for users, providing a richer and more unrestricted VR experience for users, and making PICO a subconscious habit of users' lives. I believe that there is still a lot of room for growth in the future of VR fitness, and the entry of more software content and hardware vendors will greatly expand the boundaries of the VR fitness scene, bringing users a wider variety of fitness products and services. The VR sports and fitness scene will be greatly expanded by more software content and hardware manufacturers, which will bring more rich choices to the users.

If you want to start trying to have a VR all-in-one machine of your own, then now is a good time to get started.