CES 2018: Lenovo Debuts VR Headset and AR Glasses

Lenovo is heading down the augmented reality and virtual reality road with a number of its new products debuted at this year’s CES.

Lenovo has stepped in to the VR world with the new Mirage Solo headset and Mirage VR189 camera. Lenovo says this is the world’s first standalone Daydream headset and fitted with WorldSense motion-tracking technology on Google’s VR platform.

With worldsense, users can lean, dodge or duck through an array of content. Based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 VR platform, users can make games lifelike with the wireless daydream controller.

With the Lenovo Mirage Camera with Daydream users can create their own VR content. This small point-and-shoot camera simplifies the technology needed to capture 3D photos and videos with its dual 13MP fisheye camera and 180×180 degree field of view. It comes equipped with Qualcomm Connected Camera Platform featuring high-quality dual-cameras, built-in Wi-Fi and X9 LTE cellular modem in the LTE version.

Mirage Solo Headset

Lenovo is pairing AI and AR with the Glass C220 consisting of a Glass Unit and Pocket Unit that recognises real-life objects using AI technologies. Weighing 60 grams, the unit runs on Android and uses experience AR in one eye while keeping the other on the real world. It applies to a myriad of work and learning scenarios from gathering information in the field of view, giving step by step direction for repair, identifying disabled equipment and trouble-shooting issues.

It features anti-noise interaction, mobile computing capacity and custom mods.

The Lenovo NBD AH Cloud 2.0 is a SaaS platform based on AR, AI and big data technology. It enhances awareness and working ability of the field staff. AH Cloud conforms to the concept of the Augmented Human, making it ideal for remote industrial maintenance, intelligent command and dispatch, 3D diagnosis and intelligent tourism.The video communication system is based on Kepler technology including on-to-many two-way video; the workflow management system is based on titan technology, user can build and edit project without programing ability; and the intelligent detection system, based on martin technology, can do real-time object detection for multiple type of objects simultaneously after being trained using images.

Glass C220

Lenovo has released the Miix 630, a 2-in-1 detachable laptop. Lenovo says it gives users the flexibility and productivity of a Windows 10 S laptop with the always on, always connected mobility of a smartphone.

Built on Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile Mobile PC platform, the Miix 630 is a 15.6 mm thin and 1.33kg light mobile companion. People can use their voice to access the personal digital assistant and use Windows Hello biometric facial recognition for more secure and convenient log-in.

It has 20 hours of local video playback.

Miix 630

For its ThinkPad line, Lenovo has upped security, display and connectivity throughout its X1 line. The X1 tablet is 13-inch with 3K display and LTE-A connectivity. The X1 Carbon and X1 Yoga is enabled with Amazon Alexa and a display able to support Dolby Vision HDR and ThinkShutter Camera Privacy.

The X1 Carbon is also touchscreen.

Click here to read our in-depth piece on the new ThinkPad line.