VirtualLink, the Glossary
VirtualLink was a proposed USB-C Alternate Mode that was historically intended to allow the power, video, and data required to power virtual reality headsets to be delivered over a single USB-C cable instead of a set of three different cables as it was in older headsets.[1]
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- Defunct technology companies
- Virtual reality headsets
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational corporation and fabless semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, that designs, develops and sells computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets.
DisplayPort
DisplayPort (DP) is a proprietary digital display interface developed by a consortium of PC and chip manufacturers and standardized by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
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GeForce 20 series
The GeForce 20 series is a family of graphics processing units developed by Nvidia.
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GeForce 30 series
The GeForce 30 series is a suite of graphics processing units (GPUs) designed and marketed by Nvidia, succeeding the GeForce 20 series.
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HTC Vive
HTC Vive is a line of virtual and mixed reality headsets produced by HTC Corporation. VirtualLink and HTC Vive are virtual reality headsets.
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Nvidia
Nvidia Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and incorporated in Delaware.
PlayStation 5
The PlayStation 5 (PS5) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
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Radeon RX 6000 series
The Radeon RX 6000 series is a series of graphics processing units developed by AMD, based on their RDNA 2 architecture.
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Reality Labs
Reality Labs, formerly Oculus VR, is a business and research unit of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook Inc.) that produces virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) hardware and software, including virtual reality headsets such as Quest, and online platforms such as Horizon Worlds.
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Sony
, formerly known as and, commonly known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
USB 3.0
Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 3.0), marketed as SuperSpeed USB, is the third major version of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard for interfacing computers and electronic devices. VirtualLink and USB 3.0 are USB.
USB hardware
The initial versions of the USB standard specified connectors that were easy to use and that would have acceptable life spans; revisions of the standard added smaller connectors useful for compact portable devices. VirtualLink and USB hardware are USB.
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USB-C
USB-C, or USB Type-C, is a 24-pin connector (not a protocol) that supersedes previous USB connectors and can carry audio, video, and other data, e.g., to connect to monitors or external drives. VirtualLink and USB-C are USB.
USB4
USB4 (Universal Serial Bus 4), sometimes referred to as USB 4.0, is the most recent technical specification of the USB (Universal Serial Bus) data communication standard. VirtualLink and USB4 are USB.
Valve Corporation
Valve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, is an American video game developer, publisher, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.
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Virtual reality headset
A virtual reality headset (or VR headset) is a head-mounted device that uses 3D near-eye displays and positional tracking to provide a virtual reality environment for the user. VirtualLink and virtual reality headset are virtual reality headsets.
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and the wiki software MediaWiki.
See also
Defunct technology companies
Virtual reality headsets
- Apple Vision Pro
- Google Cardboard
- Google Daydream
- HTC Vive
- HTC Vive XR Elite
- Huawei VR Glass
- List of virtual reality headsets
- Meta Quest
- Meta Quest 3
- Meta Quest Pro
- Nintendo Labo
- Nokia OZO
- Oculus Go
- Oculus Quest
- Oculus Rift
- Oculus Rift CV1
- Oculus Rift S
- Open Source Virtual Reality
- Optical head-mounted display
- Pico 4
- PlayStation VR
- PlayStation VR2
- Quest 2
- Samsung Gear VR
- Sega VR
- The Sword of Damocles (virtual reality)
- VFX1 Headgear
- VR-1
- Valve Index
- Varjo
- Virtual reality headset
- VirtualLink
- Virtuality (product)