IFA 2017: Lenovo joins the Windows Mixed Reality party with Lenovo Explorer

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Published onAugust 31, 2017

published onAugust 31, 2017

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At IFA 2017 today, Lenovo launched several new products. Just as with other announcements from IFA this week, the most noteworthy of the new Lenovo products is the company’s new Windows Mixed Reality headset. The new headset joins the likeness of the Dell Visor and HP’s Windows Mixed Reality headset in helping bring affordable Windows Mixed Reality hardware to the masses.

You can expect to see the Lenovo Explorer Windows Mixed Reality Headset in the market in October of 2017. The headset is priced at $349.99, or $449.99 with a Touch Controller, and will replace your computer screen by letting you access your favorite programs in a virtual environment. When used with a Lenovo PC, you can also access an additional 100 VR upscaled games through the Lenovo entertainment hub, or explore 360-degree content in mixed reality.

Here are the specs for the Lenovo Explorer:

Best of all, with the Lenovo Explorer, all your existing apps will work with the headset, meaning you can reply to emails on a virtual beach, play video games in a garden, or work on presentations in the middle of Times Square. There is no need for external sensors or cameras, and the Lenovo Explorer is light weight and easy to set up. It will also work with any new 7th Gen Intel Core i5 PC without the need for an expensive graphics card. Here are the minimum PC specs for the new device:

Windows Mixed Reality Performance Mode (90 Hz:)

Windows Mixed Reaity Mainstream Mode (60 Hz:)

This Lenovo Headset is part ofwider push by Microsoftto “democratize virtual reality” this holiday season. Microsoft has hinted that there will be more Windows Mixed Reality updates to come, including 343 Industries bringing exclusive Halo content to the Windows Mixed Reality platform and Steam VR running on Windows Mixed Reality.

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