Unlike consumer headsets from major companies such as Meta or HTC, CNCDan's project relies on inexpensive components sourced primarily from online marketplaces like AliExpress. The frame ...

For less than $150, tinkerer and YouTuber CNCDan has built his own virtual reality headset to make racing sims more immersive. Better yet, he's made the whole project open source.

Google Cardboard is an easy foray into VR — most anyone with a smartphone can use it, and it can be built at home for cheap. But still, that headset is often relegated to a desk or closet somewhere, ...