At the HP Reinvent, HP unveiled Reverb Virtual
Reality Headset that has been redesigned from the ground up. This has 2.89-inch
90Hz LCDs with 2160 x 2160 panel per eye with double the resolution1 and
114-degree field of view.
It is ultra-light (1.1 pounds) and the company says
that it has redesigned optics to increase the visual ‘sweet spot.’ It also
features integrated headphones with spatial audio and smart assistant
compatible dual microphones for a greater immersive experience and
collaboration in multi-user VR environments.
It has integrated Bluetooth with pre-paired motion
controllers right out of the box, without the need to pair and support for
Windows Mixed Reality and Steam VR. With Windows Mixed Reality’s inside out
tracking, setup is even easier — just plug in the VR headset and start the
experience. For multi-user environments there are removable, cleanable facemask
cushions.
The HP Reverb Virtual Reality Headset Consumer
Edition is priced at US$ 599 and the Pro Edition costs
US$ 649. Both will be available starting late-April in more
than 50 countries worldwide in April.
Both these come with HP VR Headset, 3.5m headset
cable for desktop and mobile PCs, 2 motion controllers and 1 DisplayPort to
mini-DisplayPort adapter in the package. The Pro version also includes 0.6m
headset cable for HP Z VR Backpack wearable VR PC and a washable fabric face
cushion.
