皇后樂隊頭發(fā)凌亂的吉他手布萊恩?梅，從2008年以來，一直擔任倫敦立體公司（London Stereoscopic Company）的董事，該公司的前身引領(lǐng)的立體圖片卡潮流，風靡了一個半世紀。

如今，為了追求原公司“再創(chuàng)神奇”的使命，梅推出了支持智能手機的Owl Stereo Viewer。梅擁有Owl Stereo Viewer的專利。不熟悉梅的音樂生涯的人或許不知道，他絕對是最理智的搖滾明星，還擁有天體物理學博士學位。

Owl虛擬現(xiàn)實智能手機套裝（Owl VR Smart Phone Kit）與谷歌的Cardboard不同，其可以將任何智能手機固定在用戶眼睛前方的特定距離，通過特殊鏡片觀看。此外，該款產(chǎn)品還支持調(diào)焦，按照公司的說法，可以提供“理想的光學幾何結(jié)構(gòu)，用于完美觀看左右并排格式的3D圖像?！?/p>

這款產(chǎn)品并不像Cardboard可以帶來身臨其境的感覺，因為其無法遮住周圍的光線，但倫敦立體公司指出，這款產(chǎn)品可持續(xù)通暢地訪問手機控制功能和耳機插口。

這款產(chǎn)品將在六月中旬上市銷售，價格為25英鎊（37美元），比Cardboard貴10英鎊。但其采用了更結(jié)實的“高級聚丙烯”制成，可快速折疊。布萊恩?梅將負責銷售。

梅在新聞發(fā)布會中表示：“到目前為止，用戶面臨的選擇，要么是過于昂貴的、超出許多人承受范圍的虛擬現(xiàn)實眼鏡，要么是價格雖然很低，但3D效果并不理想。Owl智能手機套裝將改變這種情況；任何人只需要用很低的價格，即可享受到虛擬現(xiàn)實體驗，還可以進入立體公司創(chuàng)建的神奇世界?！保ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng)）

譯者：劉進龍/汪皓

Since 2008, Brian May, the tousle-haired guitar-slinger from Queen, has been a director of the London Stereoscopic Company, which in its original incarnation served a stereoscopic, picture-card fad a whole century-and-a-half back.

Now, in his quest to “recreate the magic” of the original firm, May has launched a smartphone-friendly version of his patented Owl Stereo Viewer. For those unfamiliar with his music career, May is firmly on the cerebral end of the rock star scale while also holding a doctorate in astrophysics.

Rather like Google’s GOOG 0.72% Cardboard virtual reality viewer, the Owl VR Smart Phone Kit holds a smartphone (any smartphone) a certain distance in front of the user’s eyes for viewing through special lenses. It also features adjustable focus, giving what the company claims is “the ideal optical geometry for perfect viewing of side-by-side 3D images.”

It doesn’t look quite as immersive as Cardboard as it doesn’t shut out surrounding light, but the London Stereoscopic Company does note that it provides constant, unobstructed access to the controls on the phone as well as the headphone socket.

When it goes on sale in mid-June, it will cost ￡25 ($37)—￡10 more than Cardboard. But then again, it’s made out of sturdier “high-grade polypropylene” and has the benefit of being quickly collapsible. Also, Brian May’s selling it.

“Until now, users have had the choice of an expensive VR viewer that puts it out of reach of many people or a very low cost alternative that just doesn’t do the format justice,” said May in a release. “The Owl Smart Phone Kit changes all that; for a very modest outlay, anyone can now enjoy the VR experience, and also gain access to the fascinating world of Stereoscopy.”