Lenovo enters the virtual reality, the gaming and virtual assistants – Hypertext

Lenovo introduced during CES 2017 a new range of new products electronic, ranging from computers gaming to virtual assistants for the home.

The most striking are the virtual reality goggles under the platform Windows Holographic. It has two panels OLED with a resolution of 1440 x 1440 pixels, exceeding the specifications of Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. They also are lighter in weight: 350 grams compared to 555 others like the Living.

reality goggles with higher resolution and less weight than the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

To generate a 3D map of the environment, the virtual reality goggles from Lenovo come with two cameras in the front. Other solutions such as HTC Live use different trackers distributed by the game room to control the space.

The glasses of virtual reality of Lenovo are at the stage of development, but the company expected to reach the market during the second half of 2017 at a price lower than $ 400.

Simultaneously, the manufacturer revealed the family of computers “Legion”, directed to the world of video games. Its first two members are Y720 and Y520, two laptops of 15.6 inches with Intel seventh-generation, GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 and 1060, screens 4K, designs, aggressive, and batteries of up to 60WHr.

Legion is the new family of computers to the industry of the gamingThe two new computers are also premiered in the Dolby Atmos, built-in popular games such as Overwatch. This system improves the addressing and the quality of the sound that is transmitted over headphones, resulting in an experience you gaming more complete and accurate.

The model Y520 part of $ 899 and will begin to reach the shops in February. The model Y720, the most powerful, will 1.399 u.s. dollars and will start its marketing in the month of April.

in Addition to these new products, Lenovo’s also unveiled a new virtual assistant for the home —similar to Amazon Echo or Google Home— known as Lenovo Smart Assistant.

An experience similar to Amazon EchoThe internal system of the Lenovo Smart Assistant Alexa, the same that Amazon includes in its Amazon Echo. The experience of use and the possibilities, therefore, are similar between the proposed Amazon and Lenovo.

The new product will hit the stores in may at a price of $ 130. The company also will market a version with Harman Kardon speaker for $ 180.