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|VR/AR = Virtual Reality

|VR/AR = [[Virtual Reality]]

|Type = Head-mounted display

|Type = [[Head-mounted display]]

|Subtype = PC-Powered VR

|Subtype = [[PC-Powered VR]]

|Platform = SteamVR

|Platform = [[SteamVR]]

|Creator = Urho Konttori, Klaus Melakari, Niko Eiden, Roope Rainisto

|Developer = [[Varjo]]

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|Cable Length = 10 meters

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The [[Varjo VR-1]] is a professional [[virtual reality]] [[head-mounted display]] developed by [[Varjo|Varjo Technologies]], a Finnish company founded by former [[Nokia]] and [[Microsoft]] executives. Announced on October 2, 2017, and released on February 19, 2019, the VR-1 was the world's first VR headset to achieve "human-eye resolution" through its revolutionary Bionic Display technology.<ref~~>{{cite web|url~~=~~https://~~varjo~~.com/press~~-~~release~~/varjo-announces-vr-1-worlds-first-human-eye-resolution-vr-headset-for-industrial-use/|title=Varjo Announces VR-1, World's First Human Eye-Resolution VR Headset For Industrial Use|publisher=Varjo|date=February 19, 2019|access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>

The [[Varjo VR-1]] is a professional [[PC-Powered VR|PC-powered]] [[virtual reality]] [[head-mounted display]] developed by [[Varjo|Varjo Technologies]], a Finnish company founded by former [[Nokia]] and [[Microsoft]] executives. Announced on October 2, 2017, and released on February 19, 2019, the VR-1 was the world's first VR headset to achieve "human-eye resolution" through its revolutionary Bionic Display technology.<ref name="varjo-announcement" />

==History==

[[Varjo]] was founded in 2016 by Urho Konttori (CEO), Klaus Melakari (CTO), Niko Eiden, and Roope Rainisto, who brought collective expertise from Microsoft's [[HoloLens]] and [[Xbox]] VR teams.<ref~~>{{cite web|url~~=~~https://~~atomico~~.com/partners/varjo|title=Varjo|publisher=Atomico|access-date=June 3, 2025}}<~~/~~ref~~> The company raised $8.2 million in Series A funding led by [[EQT Ventures]] in 2017, followed by $31 million in Series B funding in 2018 led by [[Atomico]].<ref~~>{{cite web|url~~=~~https://~~atomico~~.com/insights/our~~-investment~~-in-varjo-the-industrialisation-of-vr-has-arrived|title=Our Investment in Varjo: The Industrialisation of VR has arrived|publisher=Atomico|access-date=June 3, 2025}}<~~/~~ref~~>

[[Varjo]] was founded in 2016 by Urho Konttori (CEO), Klaus Melakari (CTO), Niko Eiden, and Roope Rainisto, who brought collective expertise from Microsoft's [[HoloLens]] and [[Xbox]] VR teams.<ref name="atomico" /> The company raised $8.2 million in Series A funding led by [[EQT Ventures]] in 2017, followed by $31 million in Series B funding in 2018 led by [[Atomico]].<ref name="atomico-investment" />

The VR-1 was first demonstrated at [[CES]] 2018, generating significant industry attention for its unprecedented visual clarity. The headset officially launched in February 2019, targeting enterprise customers in [[automotive design]], [[aerospace]], and [[architecture]].<ref~~>{{cite web|url~~=~~https://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Varjo|title=Varjo|publisher=Wikipedia|access~~-~~date=June 3, 2025}}<~~/~~ref~~>

The VR-1 was first demonstrated at [[CES]] 2018, generating significant industry attention for its unprecedented visual clarity. The headset officially launched in February 2019, targeting enterprise customers in [[automotive design]], [[aerospace]], and [[architecture]].<ref name="wikipedia-varjo" />

==Technical Specifications==

===Bionic Display Technology===

The VR-1's defining feature is its patented Bionic Display system, which uses two displays per eye to create variable resolution similar to the human visual system. The high-resolution focus display covers approximately 20 degrees of the user's central vision, while a lower-resolution context display provides peripheral vision.<ref~~>{{cite web|url~~=~~https://~~varjo~~.com/~~blog/twice-the-performance-half-the-price-%E2%80%AFsee-how-the-new-varjo-xr-3-and-vr-3-improve-from-earlier-varjo-headsets/|title=Twice the Performance, Half the Price – See How the New Varjo XR-3 and VR-3 Improve from Earlier Varjo Headsets|publisher=Varjo|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>

The VR-1's defining feature is its patented Bionic Display system, which uses two displays per eye to create variable resolution similar to the human visual system. The high-resolution focus display covers approximately 20 degrees of the user's central vision, while a lower-resolution context display provides peripheral vision.<ref name="varjo-blog" />

===Display Specifications===

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<ref name="wikipedia-varjo">{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varjo|title=Varjo|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>

<ref name="varjo-blog">{{cite web|url=https://varjo.com/blog/twice-the-performance-half-the-price-%E2%80%AFsee-how-the-new-varjo-xr-3-and-vr-3-improve-from-earlier-varjo-headsets/|title=Twice the Performance, Half the Price – See How the New Varjo XR-3 and VR-3 Improve from Earlier Varjo Headsets|publisher=Varjo|date=December 1, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>

<ref name="roadtovr-launch">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/varjo-vr-1-retina-fixed-foveated-display-launch-release-date-price/|title=Varjo Launches VR-1 with Retina-quality Fixed-foveated Display & Eye-tracking, Priced at $6,000|publisher=Road to VR|date=February 19, 2019|access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>

~~<ref name="vrcompare">{{cite web|url=https://vr-compare.com/headset/varjovr-1|title=Varjo VR-1: Full Specification|publisher=VRcompare|access-date=June 3, 2025}}</ref>~~

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