https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/21/17145604/qualcomm-snapdragon-845-vr-development-kit-shipping-q1-2018-htc-wave-support-tobii-eye-tracking >Qualcomm is launching a development kit based on its Snapdragon 845 VR platform in the second quarter of this year. The self-contained headset and software development kit will showcase key elements of Qualcomm’s mobile chip-based VR system, including full inside-out motion tracking and a partnership with eye-tracking company Tobii. It will also support HTC’s Vive Wave platform, which is designed to let VR developers build and sell software across multiple brands of headsets. >Qualcomm has previously touted its plans for six-degree-of-freedom tracking with simultaneous localization and mapping — or more colloquially, “inside-out” tracking that lets people walk around without external markers, using front-facing cameras and internal sensors. Unlike Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality headsets or Oculus’ Santa Cruz prototype, which also feature inside-out tracking, Qualcomm’s development kit doesn’t include fully tracked motion controllers. But it still offers more freedom than all-in-one systems like the upcoming Oculus Go headset, which only track head rotation. And unlike Windows Mixed Reality, it’s not tethered to a computer.