Is the Savoy Palace (Portugal) during his conference at Global Summit 2022 that Jason McGuigan, Commercial Head of Virtual Reality at Lenovo, revealed the new headset, dubbed Lenovo ThinkReality VRX. It completes the range which already offers AR glasses ThinkRTeality A3.
The Lenovo ThinkReality VRX is equipped with a Snapdragon XR2 and it works both as a standalone device and when tethered, wired or wirelessly, to PCs or workstations for superior immersive experiences. Finally, it can leverage cloud-based rendering solutions, specifically the platform CloudXR of NVIDIAfor a graphics-rich XR experience with state-of-the-art graphics processing units (GPUs).
A VR headset for professionals!
The latter, through VRX technology, offers several key features including color and high definition transmission for mixed reality capabilities, three and six degrees of freedom (3DoF-6DoF) tracked by four forward-facing cameras. before and a massive suite of services allowing companies, according to Lenovoto quickly achieve the return on investment (ROI). This virtual reality headset also has lenses pancakes which significantly reduce the weight and thinness of the device. The positioning of the battery also allows for a more balanced weight distribution for comfortable ergonomics and easier cleaning between uses. On this point, it fits in the mold of the competition’s latest generation helmets such as the future Meta Quest Pro or the future Pico 4 and Pico 4 Pro.
With this “ThinkReality VRX” solution, digital professionals can deploy, configure and manage all XR devices, explained Lenovo, adding that the platform supports businesses with regular updates and analytics to boost their overall performance. It applies to many use cases, providing users with XR tools to radically improve the efficiency of employee training, while facilitating virtual collaboration for design and production workflows. engineering in 3D virtual environments essential for the modern hybrid employee. According to company figures, VR has quadrupled the speed of soft skills training and readiness compared to traditional methods, and increased confidence in applying skills by 275% acquired during virtual reality learning modules. Accident risks also fell by 43% in the workplace, thanks to immersive training.
VR in the Cloud by Nvidia
The ThinkReality VRX from Lenovo also aims to serve the global workforce as a secure and adaptable system to the Metavers of the company with its suite of services. Companies looking for consulting, content creation, deployment solutions clouds and customer service can all take advantage of the platform ThinkReality to help companies reach new heights and new realities for their operations as the Metaverse rises.
Companies that use Lenovo’s ThinkReality VRX platform can leverage the development platform Snapdragon Spaces XR of Qualcomm and the software development kit (SDK) based on Open XRwhich leads to a multitude of tailor-made applications.
Vishal Shah, CEO of XR and Metaverse at the house of Lenovosaid in a statement:
Our customers are looking for reliable, flexible and scalable gateways to the growing enterprise Metaverse. They need professional solutions adapted to the new realities of working in hybrid scenarios and virtual environments. We designed the Lenovo ThinkReality VRX to be the VR solution of choice for immersive 3D training and collaboration.
According to Lenovo, the device will be open in early access to a few selected partners by the end of the year, with global general availability in early 2023.. The Chinese manufacturer will provide an update on the price of the device closer to launch and more information will be provided on the website of ThinkReality VRX on time.