Microsoft’s VR Headset could become a reality soon

Main Image
  • Like
  • Comment
  • Share

duo (1)Microsoft is gearing up for a hackathon in Russia and is offering a Virtual Reality Kit as a reward to top developers. With this expected VR kit, the Windows maker appears to be heading in the same direction as its competitor Google. Like Google, Microsoft is also using the cardboard to develop virtual reality headsets as appeared in the pictures posted on the event-promoting website. However, the promotional website is now offline. The event is scheduled for October 17 and will take place in the capital city of Moscow.

duoOver the years, the virtual reality had depended upon costly, high-end hardware that is capable of 3D imagery. However, Google with the introduction of its cardboard changed the virtual reality dynamics completely.

Google in its VR kit utilized inexpensive cardboard as its prime material, Microsoft also seems to taken the clue from the search engine giant while creating its own VR Kit. The Microsoft VR kit will use windows based Lumia phone as a display, thus entailing VR benefits to platform loyalist.

However, Microsoft has not testified any information about its VR project.  The company also not cleared the air about any of its plans makes it available for public or not. The major challenge will be to motivate developers to generate enough VR content. Especially since Microsoft has already expressed its disinterest in churning out Lumia phones at high frequency, developers have the even lesser incentive to be enthusiastic.

Deepak RajawatDeepak Rajawat
Experienced technology journalist with over 7-years of experience. Before embracing online journalism, he has worked with several legacy publications including print editions at Hindustan Times and The Statesman. He also has a keen interest in Sports, which he used to cover with equal enthusiasm in his early career.

Related Articles

ImageLenovo Expands Legion Pro laptops lineup in India: Know Price & Specifications

After showcasing its latest gaming laptops at CES 2024 earlier this year, Lenovo has finally launched them in India. The new laptops include the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i, Legion Pro 5i, Legion 7i, and Legion 5i. These laptops can be configured with up to Intel Core Ultra i9-14900HX and up to NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU.  …

ImageApple to launch its first Mixed Reality Headset as well as iMac Pro with M1 Pro/Max chipset in 2022: Report

Tech giant Apple had its fair share of high-end product launches this year. We witnessed the chronological upgrades to iPhones, MacBooks, Apple Watch, AirPods. But one of the biggest announcement was the M1 Pro and M1 Max SoCs. Just the other month, MacBook Pros with these new chips were unleashed. Now, we are getting reports …

ImageMetaverse of Microsoft, Meta, and All the Madness You Need To Know

The next big thing and successor to the mobile internet! Metaverse is being called many such things. And everything from Facebook changing its branding to Meta and Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard is being tagged a Metaverse play. This purchase, by the way, is not just the biggest such deal for the Redmond-based …

ImageWhat to expect from Apple Vision Pro Mixed Reality Headset retailing in February 2024

In June 2023, Apple took innovation to the next level when it gave a glimpse of its first-ever Mixed Reality Headset, Apple Vision Pro. The Apple Vision Pro AR-VR Headset is a spatial computer that has taken over 10 years to become a reality. It claims to seamlessly blend digital and physical worlds giving an …

ImageNetflix to skip launching an Application for Apple Vision Pro Headset: Read on to know more

Cupertino-based tech giant Apple is all set to roll out its biggest innovation ever, the Apple Vision Pro Mixed Reality Headset in markets all around the world very soon. The brand has confirmed that the headset is in the mass production stage and will start retailing in February. Before the retailing begins, the latest piece …

Discuss

Be the first to leave a comment.