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Machiavellian on 05 October 2017
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So MS and their partners are coming out with their Mixed Reality Headsets on Oct 17th.  The current OEM players will be

Acer - Windows Mixed Reality Headset

Dell - Visor

Lenovo - Explorer

Samsung - HMD Odyssey

All the devices come with motion controls, dual cameras within the headset for the AR part of Mixed Reality,.  Here are some basic specs

Device Specifications

  • Two high-resolution liquid crystal displays at 1440 x 1440 
  • 2.89” diagonal display size (x2) 
  • Front hinged display, so you can flip the headset up while working 
  • Up to 105 degrees horizontal field of view 
  • Display refresh rate up to 90 Hz (native) 
  • Built-in audio out and microphone support through 3.5mm jack 
  • Single cable with HDMI 2.0 (display) and USB 3.0 (data) for connectivity 
  • Inside-out tracking 
  • 4.00m cable 
Only Samsumg breaks away from the pack with these specs
  • Resolution: 2880 x 1600
  • Headphones and dual array mics

Currently all headsets will have access to MS Hololens library of 20K games and apps.  Also included will be everything within SteamVR.  MS has Also bought AltspaceVR for your VR communications software to bridge the social group space.

Some of the games that will be avaliable to the headsets are Obduction, Dreams of Dali, Space Pirate Trainer, Superhot, Arizona Sunshine, Luna, Skyworld, Move, Free the Night, Minecraft, Fantastic Contraption,

Here is a link to the Event that was held today and a video showing the headsets. 

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/03/the-era-of-windows-mixed-reality-begins-october-17/#mHoRvJlgCuYJESot.97