Taipei May 31 (IANS) Microsoft on Wednesday showcased an innovative Windows Mixed Reality headsets designed with the help from partners like Acer ASUS Dell HP and Lenovo at the information and communication technology (ICT) show Computex 2017 .
Available later this year these affordable headsets will utilise the Windows Mixed Reality platform to enable new video entertainment social and productivity experiences.
Mixed reality (MR) merges real and virtual worlds to produce new environments and visualisations where physical and digital objects co-exist and interact in real time.
The tech giant also outlined key areas of focus to inspire customers increase momentum in the PC market with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and spark emerging categories including Windows Mixed Reality Windows and Azure solutions for the Internet of Things.
At Microsoft our success scales with our partners and as an ecosystem we reinvent existing markets even as we explore new ones said Nick Parker Corporate Vice President Consumer and Device Sales in a statement.
Also showcased at the event were the latest collections in consumer gaming education and commercial devices from Acer ASUS Dell HP Lenovo Panasonic Samsung and Toshiba.
In addition Microsoft announced Always Connected devices will be coming from ASUS HP and Lenovo on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. These new devices will feature Windows 10 with always-on LTE connectivity and great battery life.
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Microsoft showcases Windows Mixed Reality headsets
