Project Alloy: Intel unveils new generation of wireless virtual reality goggles

Mixed-reality system will place user's hands, arms and real-world objects into a virtual world without the need for a series of external sensors

Intel has unveiled its next evolution of virtual-reality goggles Project Alloy for so-called mixed reality, which drags real-world objects into the virtual realm using 3D cameras.

The new head-mounted display consists of a set of goggles that resemble the likes of Facebook's Oculus Rift or HTC's Vive VR headsets, but they do not need to be connected by a series of cables to a computer. Instead, they contain the computing power needed to run the headset in the headset.