Fujitsu Presents Own Windows Mixed Reality Headset with Laptop-Bundle

In a surprise move, Japanese hardware maker Fujitsu has launched its own headset for Windows Mixed Reality.

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The ā€œFujitsu Win MRā€ offers the usual specifications with dual LCD displays at a resolution of 1440 Ɨ 1440 pixels and with a maximum refresh rate of 90 Hz. The foldable headset is furthermore supplied with the standard motion controllers.

Only regarding the design, the Japanese goes its own way as the ā€œFujitsu Win MRā€ is indeed a stylish and nice looking piece of hardware.

To help you enjoy the full Windows Mixed Reality experience instantly, Fujitsu is also introducing a new laptop from its own FMV series. The ā€œFujitsu FMV LIFEBOOK AH-MR/B3ā€ is powered by an Intel Core i7-8550U CPU and has a 15.6 inch HD display. There is no information about the GPU installed.

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But you can expect the ā€œFujitsu FMV LIFEBOOK AH-MR/B3ā€ to provide good performance, as the ā€œMRā€ in the name refers explicitly to the ā€œMixed-Realityā€ usage and is advertised with the fact that the user can enjoy the Mixed-Reality Experience in Ultra mode. The only special feature: The ā€œFujitsu FMV LIFEBOOK AH-MR/B3ā€ comes with a pre-installed ā€œCyberLink Power Media Player MRā€, with the extra name-tag ā€œfor FUJITSUā€.

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A release outside Japan is planned for the US market. Fujitsu will offer the headset including controllers and laptop in a bundle, but also the headset in combination with the controllers separately. Whether the Fujitsu devices will make it to Europe is still unclear. Within Japan, the above-mentioned devices can already be pre-ordered via Fujitsu, and will be delivered from 16 November.

Other from Samsung, Asus, Dell, Acer, Lenovo

held an event on Oct. 3 to announce its plans for the upcoming Windows Mixed Reality head-mounted displays (HMDs). Like it promised, the company revealed pre-order details for the headsets at its San Francisco showcase. Partner devices fromĀ Lenovo,Ā Dell,Ā Asus, andĀ AcerĀ will release soon, and all will use theĀ Windows platform.

Samsung has also joined the HMD party with its own Windows Mixed Reality headset. Called the Odyssey, the device is an OLED head-mounted display with 1440 x 1600 pixels per eye resolution. Adding up to 2880 x 1600, this is an improvement on the 1440 x 1440 resolution of existing Windows MR headsets.