Virtuix Omni VR treadmill available for preorder

The Virtuix Omni, an omni-directional treadmill designed to be used with the Oculus Rift and similar virtual reality systems is now available for preorder at $499, with shipping scheduled for July.

The company raised more than $1.1 million on Kickstarter last year, with more than 2,500 units already sold to those backers, some of whom have already begun receiving their treadmills.

The treadmill allows users to run in any direction while playing an immersive virtual reality game, as well as to duck and jump.

However, it’s not always a smooth experience since today’s virtual reality headsets are typically connected to computers by cables.

Several other companies are also rushing to make virtual reality treadmills, but the Virtuix Omni is currently getting the most traction.

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Hypergrid Business editor and publisher Maria Korolov is a science fiction novelist. During the day, Maria Korolov is an award-winning freelance technology journalist who covers artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and enterprise virtual reality. See her Amazon author page here and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. Email her at [email protected]. Her first virtual world novella, Krim Times, made the Amazon best-seller list in its category. Her second novella, The Lost King of Krim, is out now. She is also the publisher of MetaStellar, a new online magazine of speculative fiction.