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* 2 RGB cameras for color passthrough AR | * 2 RGB cameras for color passthrough AR | ||
The primary input method is [[hand tracking]] powered by [[Ultraleap]] technology, allowing users to interact with virtual content without controllers.<ref name="ultraleap-qa"> | The primary input method is [[hand tracking]] powered by [[Ultraleap]] technology, allowing users to interact with virtual content without controllers.<ref name="ultraleap-qa"></ref> Optional 6DOF controllers based on [[Finch Technologies]]' Shift controller hardware are available as an add-on accessory.<ref name="roadtovr-kickstarter"/> | ||
===Audio and Connectivity=== | ===Audio and Connectivity=== | ||
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==Design and Ergonomics== | ==Design and Ergonomics== | ||
===Form Factor=== | ===Form Factor=== | ||
The Lynx R1 has a distinctive design that differs from most VR headsets. It features a frontal plate design with a flip-up visor mechanism that leaves the user's peripheral vision of the real world intact, which is beneficial for AR applications but less ideal for immersive VR experiences.<ref name="skarredghost"> | The Lynx R1 has a distinctive design that differs from most VR headsets. It features a frontal plate design with a flip-up visor mechanism that leaves the user's peripheral vision of the real world intact, which is beneficial for AR applications but less ideal for immersive VR experiences.<ref name="skarredghost"></ref> | ||
The headset utilizes a halo-style headstrap design with the battery positioned at the rear to counterbalance the front optical assembly, resulting in better weight distribution.<ref name="roadtovr-hands-on"/> The entire device weighs 500 grams without accessories and 700 grams with the foam padding and head strap included.<ref name="knowledge-specs"/> | The headset utilizes a halo-style headstrap design with the battery positioned at the rear to counterbalance the front optical assembly, resulting in better weight distribution.<ref name="roadtovr-hands-on"/> The entire device weighs 500 grams without accessories and 700 grams with the foam padding and head strap included.<ref name="knowledge-specs"/> | ||
The housing is constructed from polycarbonate-ABS materials, with magnetically attached pads for the forehead and back of the strap for easy cleaning and replacement.<ref name="matts-digital"> | The housing is constructed from polycarbonate-ABS materials, with magnetically attached pads for the forehead and back of the strap for easy cleaning and replacement.<ref name="matts-digital"></ref> | ||
===Facial Interface=== | ===Facial Interface=== | ||
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* Lack of a native app store may limit content availability for mainstream users<ref name="knowledge-getting-started"/> | * Lack of a native app store may limit content availability for mainstream users<ref name="knowledge-getting-started"/> | ||
Analysts positioned the R1 as an important European alternative in a market dominated by US and Chinese vendors, praising its commitment to privacy and open development.<ref name="virtual-reality-times"> | Analysts positioned the R1 as an important European alternative in a market dominated by US and Chinese vendors, praising its commitment to privacy and open development.<ref name="virtual-reality-times"></ref> | ||
==Privacy and Open Platform Philosophy== | ==Privacy and Open Platform Philosophy== | ||
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* Offline operation without cloud services or data harvesting | * Offline operation without cloud services or data harvesting | ||
This approach differentiates the Lynx R1 from competitors like [[Meta Quest]] devices that require Facebook accounts and cloud connectivity.<ref name="privacy-focus"> | This approach differentiates the Lynx R1 from competitors like [[Meta Quest]] devices that require Facebook accounts and cloud connectivity.<ref name="privacy-focus"></ref> | ||
==Legacy and Impact== | ==Legacy and Impact== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references><ref name="vrcompare">{{cite web|url=https://vr-compare.com/headset/lynxr1|title=Lynx R1: Full Specification|website=VRcompare|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="lynx-website">{{cite web|url=https://www.lynx-r.com/|title=Lynx-R1 : Mixed Reality Standalone Headset|website=Lynx Mixed Reality|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="roadtovr-hands-on">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/lynx-r-1-mixed-reality-headset-hands-on/|title=Hands-on with the Lynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset|author=Cas and Chary VR|date=November 4, 2021|website=Road to VR|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="knowledge-specs">{{cite web|url=https://knowledge.vr-expert.com/kb/what-are-the-headset-specifications-of-the-lynx-r1/|title=What Are The Headset Specifications Of The Lynx R1?|date=March 14, 2024|website=VR Expert Knowledge Base|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="vrexpert-buy">{{cite web|url=https://vr-expert.com/buy-lynx-r1-pro/|title=Buy the Lynx R1 Pro|date=February 19, 2025|website=VR Expert|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="roadtovr-kickstarter">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/lynx-kickstarter-release-mixed-reality/|title=Lynx R-1 MR Headset Kickstarter Comes to an End with over $800,000|author=Scott Hayden|date=November 10, 2021|website=Road to VR|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="skarredghost">{{cite web|url=https://skarredghost.com/2021/11/13/hands-on-lynx-r1/|title=AWE 2021: Hands-on Lynx-R1 mixed reality headset|author=Tony|date=November 13, 2021|website=The Ghost Howls|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="vrexpert-launch">{{cite web|url=https://vrx.vr-expert.com/the-lynx-r1-vr-and-mr-headset-has-launched/|title=The Lynx R1 VR and MR headset has launched|author=Jakob Pii|date=May 26, 2023|website=VR Expert Blog|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="xrtoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.xrtoday.com/mixed-reality/the-lynx-r1-headset-a-long-road-to-enterprise-xr/|title=The Lynx R1 Headset: A Long Road to Enterprise XR|date=January 6, 2025|website=XR Today|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="roadtovr-optics">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/lynx-r-1-optics-detailed-pre-order-available/|title=LYNX Founder Details Headset's Unique Optics, Pre-orders Available Now|author=Ben Lang|date=February 6, 2020|website=Road to VR|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="develop3d">{{cite web|url=https://develop3d.com/vr-ar-mr/lynx-r1-standalone-mr-hmd/|title=Lynx R1 launches as a standalone MR HMD|date=August 6, 2020|website=DEVELOP3D|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="knowledge-getting-started">{{cite web|url=https://knowledge.vr-expert.com/kb/getting-started-with-the-lynx-r1/|title=Getting Started With The Lynx R1|date=March 14, 2024|website=VR Expert Knowledge Base|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="lynx-about">{{cite web|url=https://www.lynx-r.com/pages/about-us|title=About us|website=Lynx Mixed Reality|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="stan-blog">{{cite web|url=https://stan.sh/lynx/|title=Lynx – Stan Larroque's Blog|author=Stan Larroque|website=Stan.sh|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="roadtovr-series-a">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/lynx-r1-4m-series-a-funding-somnium-space/|title=Lynx Secures $4M in Series A Funding, Aims to Become "European Champion of Mixed Reality"|author=Scott Hayden|date=May 25, 2022|website=Road to VR|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="ultraleap-qa">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultraleap.com/company/news/case-study/lynx-stan-larroque/|title=Lynx R1 Mixed Reality headset: Q&A with Stan Larroque|website=Ultraleap | <references><ref name="vrcompare">{{cite web|url=https://vr-compare.com/headset/lynxr1|title=Lynx R1: Full Specification|website=VRcompare|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="lynx-website">{{cite web|url=https://www.lynx-r.com/|title=Lynx-R1 : Mixed Reality Standalone Headset|website=Lynx Mixed Reality|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="roadtovr-hands-on">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/lynx-r-1-mixed-reality-headset-hands-on/|title=Hands-on with the Lynx R-1 Mixed Reality Headset|author=Cas and Chary VR|date=November 4, 2021|website=Road to VR|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="knowledge-specs">{{cite web|url=https://knowledge.vr-expert.com/kb/what-are-the-headset-specifications-of-the-lynx-r1/|title=What Are The Headset Specifications Of The Lynx R1?|date=March 14, 2024|website=VR Expert Knowledge Base|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="vrexpert-buy">{{cite web|url=https://vr-expert.com/buy-lynx-r1-pro/|title=Buy the Lynx R1 Pro|date=February 19, 2025|website=VR Expert|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="roadtovr-kickstarter">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/lynx-kickstarter-release-mixed-reality/|title=Lynx R-1 MR Headset Kickstarter Comes to an End with over $800,000|author=Scott Hayden|date=November 10, 2021|website=Road to VR|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="skarredghost">{{cite web|url=https://skarredghost.com/2021/11/13/hands-on-lynx-r1/|title=AWE 2021: Hands-on Lynx-R1 mixed reality headset|author=Tony|date=November 13, 2021|website=The Ghost Howls|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="vrexpert-launch">{{cite web|url=https://vrx.vr-expert.com/the-lynx-r1-vr-and-mr-headset-has-launched/|title=The Lynx R1 VR and MR headset has launched|author=Jakob Pii|date=May 26, 2023|website=VR Expert Blog|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="xrtoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.xrtoday.com/mixed-reality/the-lynx-r1-headset-a-long-road-to-enterprise-xr/|title=The Lynx R1 Headset: A Long Road to Enterprise XR|date=January 6, 2025|website=XR Today|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="roadtovr-optics">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/lynx-r-1-optics-detailed-pre-order-available/|title=LYNX Founder Details Headset's Unique Optics, Pre-orders Available Now|author=Ben Lang|date=February 6, 2020|website=Road to VR|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="develop3d">{{cite web|url=https://develop3d.com/vr-ar-mr/lynx-r1-standalone-mr-hmd/|title=Lynx R1 launches as a standalone MR HMD|date=August 6, 2020|website=DEVELOP3D|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="knowledge-getting-started">{{cite web|url=https://knowledge.vr-expert.com/kb/getting-started-with-the-lynx-r1/|title=Getting Started With The Lynx R1|date=March 14, 2024|website=VR Expert Knowledge Base|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="lynx-about">{{cite web|url=https://www.lynx-r.com/pages/about-us|title=About us|website=Lynx Mixed Reality|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="stan-blog">{{cite web|url=https://stan.sh/lynx/|title=Lynx – Stan Larroque's Blog|author=Stan Larroque|website=Stan.sh|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="roadtovr-series-a">{{cite web|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/lynx-r1-4m-series-a-funding-somnium-space/|title=Lynx Secures $4M in Series A Funding, Aims to Become "European Champion of Mixed Reality"|author=Scott Hayden|date=May 25, 2022|website=Road to VR|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="ultraleap-qa">{{cite web|url=https://www.ultraleap.com/company/news/case-study/lynx-stan-larroque/|title=Lynx R1 Mixed Reality headset: Q&A with Stan Larroque|website=Ultraleap|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="memory-variance">{{cite web|url=https://mattsdigital.co.uk/products/lynx-r1-pro-enterprise-edition|title=Lynx R1 Pro - Enterprise edition|website=Matts Digital|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="kickstarter-campaign">{{cite web|url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lynxmr/lynx-the-mixed-reality-headset-ar-vr|title=Lynx – The Mixed Reality Headset (AR + VR)|date=October 5, 2021|website=Kickstarter|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="uploadvr-production">{{cite web|url=https://www.uploadvr.com/lynx-r1-production-delays/|title=Lynx-R1 AR/VR Headset Enters Production, But Is It Too Late?|author=David Heaney|date=August 2, 2023|website=UploadVR|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="matts-digital">{{cite web|url=https://mattsdigital.co.uk/products/lynx-r1-pro-enterprise-edition|title=Lynx R1 Pro Enterprise Edition|website=Matts Digital|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="sdk-collaboration">{{cite web|url=https://www.lynx-r.com/developers|title=Lynx Developers|website=Lynx Mixed Reality|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="virtual-reality-times">{{cite web|url=https://virtualrealitytimes.com/2022/10/02/lynx-mixed-reality-headset-launching-november-2022/|title=Lynx Mixed Reality Headset Launching in November 2022|author=Rob Grant|date=October 2, 2022|website=Virtual Reality Times|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref><ref name="privacy-focus">{{cite web|url=https://www.provideocoalition.com/samsung-and-lynx-new-vr-and-ar-headsets-are-coming/|title=Samsung and Lynx: New VR and AR headsets are coming|author=José Antunes|date=January 31, 2020|website=ProVideo Coalition|accessdate=2025-05-24}}</ref></references> | ||
[[Category:Mixed reality headsets]] | [[Category:Mixed reality headsets]] | ||