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[ 2015-08 → 2017-06· system ]

Mobile VRLab operator stations

Mobile VRLab was VRLab's line of portable PC-based VR stations: four generations from 2015 to 2017, with the Gen II and Gen III stations offered for sale in 2015 and a 16.5 lb, 500 W Gen IV operator station.

four generations · 2015 → 2017

A black portable computer case standing open, its built-in screen carrying the lab's 2015 mark above a fold-down keyboard.
[ 2015-09· Mobile VRLab Gen IV ]The Gen IV operator station, open: a 17.3-inch screen over a fold-down keyboard.

Mobile VRLab put a VR-ready computer and its own screen into a portable case, built to travel to meetups and demos. Between August 2015 and June 2017 VRLab designed four generations. The Gen II developer station and the Gen III operator station were offered for sale in 2015, the Gen III specified with a rugged-computer manufacturer. The Gen IV operator station weighed 16.5 lb and drew 500 W, with a 17.3-inch 1080p screen and a GTX 980; the Gen 5 build of December 2016 used a Mini-ITX case and a GTX 1080.

What it is

  • Developer Station Gen II: 650 W, an Intel i5-4690K and a GTX 980; offered in 2015 from $1,800
  • Operator Station Gen III: 800 W, 24 lb, a 17.3-inch screen; offered in 2015 from $4,400
  • Gen IV operator station: 16.5 lb, 500 W, a 17.3-inch 1080p screen, an Intel i7-4790K and a GTX 980 (spec sheet 2015-10-16)
  • Gen 5: a Mini-ITX build with an Intel i7-6700K, a GTX 1080 and a 13.3-inch touchscreen (2016-12 → 2017-06)
[ 2015· 1 photograph ]

The Gen IV operator station closed for travel, 2015-09

A closed black carry case with a handle, its lid embossed with diagonal lines and the lab's 2015 mark.
[ 2015-09· Mobile VRLab Gen IV ]The Gen IV operator station closed for travel, with the lab's 2015 mark on the lid.
[ 2015 → 2017· record ]

3 dated items, 2015-08 → 2016-12

  1. [ 2015-08 → 2017-06 ]

    Mobile VRLab portable VR stations: four generations; Gen II and Gen III offered for sale

  2. [ 2015-10-16 ]

    Gen IV operator station spec sheet: 16.5 lb, 500 W, a GTX 980

  3. [ 2016-12 ]

    Gen 5 station parts list: a Mini-ITX case, a GTX 1080 and a 13.3-inch touchscreen