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CEO, Founder @BigscreenVR – creators of the Bigscreen Beyond, the world’s smallest VR headset. Previously @ycombinator @UCBerkeley

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This is Bigscreen Beyond 2. · 116° field of view – the best visual fidelity.· 107 gram weight – 5-7X lighter than Quest 3 & Apple Vision Pro.· eyetracking. We aim to prove that @BigscreenVR makes the best VR optics in the world, better than Apple or Meta. I'm so proud of our
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RT @BigscreenVR: Exciting news! . We have officially started shipping Bigscreen Beyond 2 to customers around the world! . We expect to ship….
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RT @BigscreenVR: Watch the Beyond 2 Teardown🛠️.Learn how we achieved eye tracking, adjustable IPD, and better optics all in 107g — and how….
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RT @BigscreenVR: 𝙱𝚒𝚐𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝙱𝚎𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚍 – 𝟸
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RT @BigscreenVR: We made mousepads for the @LinusTech team using Linus's 3D Face Scan data 😂
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RT @BigscreenVR: We're blown away with significant demand for Bigscreen Beyond 2 – far beyond what we planned for! To scale up our producti….
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RT @BigscreenVR: Tariff Update: Bigscreen will absorb costs and not increase prices. In recent weeks, tariffs and trade wars have rocked th….
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RT @BigscreenVR: In the past couple weeks, we're thrilled to see unbelievable demand for the Bigscreen Beyond 2. Today, we're excited to….
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RT @UploadVR: Bigscreen says it has now sold more Beyond 2 headsets, after just 11 days, than it did the original Beyond in its first entir….
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Bigscreen says it has now sold more Beyond 2 headsets, after just 11 days, than it did the original Beyond in its first entire year:.
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RT @DShankar: We’ve got several new roles we’re hiring for urgently at @BigscreenVR. We grew 6X from 2023-2024, and we expect to grow 7-10….
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We’ve got several new roles we’re hiring for urgently at @BigscreenVR. We grew 6X from 2023-2024, and we expect to grow 7-10X in 2025. Senior Platform Engineer: build critical backend systems that power Bigscreen's hardware, software, and factory. Automation, fulfillment, ML.
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🙊 this was a fun tease. for the record, these really are photos from April 2022! our earliest Beyond 1 prototypes were clear shells.
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Fun to look back at this EVT prototype of Bigscreen Beyond from April 2022. The Valve Index has long been the gold standard for VR, and we often look up to our bigger brother in our quest to design and deliver an excellent PC VR headset. I'm particularly proud of our insane
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Translucent hardware is such a vibe right now. Congrats @maneetks & @backbone on the gorgeous Xbox Edition
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Bigscreen Beyond x LEGO collab would be amazing
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I'm not sure what's more beautiful: . the Beyond 2 in Crystal Clear. or our new Beyond 2 packaging with real PCB circuitry laid out in the art
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RT @BigscreenVR: Bigscreen Beyond 107g
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