Lynx R1
| Also known as | Lynx R1 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Lynx Mixed Reality |
| Type | Mixed Reality headset |
| Generation | first |
| Release date | June 2022 |
| Lifespan | 2022–present |
| Introductory price | US$599 (standard edition) US$1099 (enterprise edition) |
| Operating system | based on Android 10 source code |
| System-on-chip used | Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 |
| Memory | 6 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB (expandable via Micro SD card) |
| Display | 4-fold catadioptric freedom prism LCD 1600x1600 per eye @ 90 Hz |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 (~1.2 TFLOPS) |
| Sound | 2 built-in speakers / 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Input | 6DOF inside-out tracking through 6 built-in cameras in total and 2 optional controllers with accelerometers and gyroscopes |
| Camera | 2 B&W cameras for positional tracking, 2 infrared cameras for hand tracking, 2 RGB cameras for video-see-through |
| Connectivity | |
| Website | Official website |
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The Lynx R1 is an upcoming standalone Mixed Reality headset developed by French company Lynx Mixed Reality. It is set to release in summer of 2022.[1]
History and Release
The project was first announced in 2020.[2] A crowd funding campaign was run successfully resulting in approximately 725,000€. [3] In addition to that, other investors could be acquired totaling an amount of $6.8 million as of May 2022.[4]
After initially only focusing on developing for the enterprise market, citing the small bevels and open sides as a beneficial factor in work surroundings, the focus was shifted to also address the consumer market after public feedback.[5][6] After postponing the release, which was scheduled for April of 2022, the first devices are supposed to be shipped in June of 2022[1]
Specifications
Hardware
The headset will feature a four-fold catadioptric freedom prism for its optics, which differs from the fresnel lenses that are usually built into Virtual Reality headsets. These special lenses allow for a smaller distance between the lenses and screen, thus possibly enabling a smaller form factor as well as providing the possibility to hide an eye tracking camera in the middle of each prism.[5] However, it has not been confirmed if the actual release model will have eye tracking functionality.
According to the spec sheet[7] the headset relies on a Snapdragon XR2 SoC, which is also featured by many other contemporary mixed reality headsets such as the Oculus Quest 2 or Pico Neo 3 Pro[8][9] The battery runtime is specified with 3 hours for active use.[7]
Software
Software development can be done via Unity and an SDK based on the OpenXR standard.[7][3] Wolvic, a dedicated VR fork of Firefox, has been confirmed as the default browser of the device.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "First Lynx VR-AR Headsets Planned To Ship In 'June - July'". 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ↑ Lynx, Revealed, retrieved 2022-06-16
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bezmalinovic, Tomislav (2022-05-25). "Lynx wins million-dollar investment and wants to become Europe's mixed reality champion". MIXED. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ↑ Hayden, Scott (2022-05-25). "Lynx Secures $4M in Series A Funding, Aims to Become "European Champion of Mixed Reality"". Road to VR. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lang, Ben (2020-02-05). "LYNX Founder Details Headset's Unique Optics, Pre-orders Available Now". Road to VR. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ↑ Paule, Léa; Paule, Léa (2021-10-13). "Lynx R-1, the 100% French mixed reality headset". Laval Virtual. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "LYNX-R1Technicalspecifications" (PDF). Lynx Mixed Reality. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ↑ "Tech Specs & Hardware | Oculus for Business". business.oculus.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ↑ "Pico Neo 3 | Empowering Leaders in Enterprise VR | 6DoF All-In-One VR headset". www.picoxr.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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