Microsoft reportedly designing head-worn virtual gaming device December 18, 2014 - 12:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Microsoft is rumored to be planning to mass produce a head-worn virtual gaming device in 2015 and is expected to showcase the product at the E3 gaming show in June. According to DigiTimes, sources from the upstream supply chain sources revealed that the gaming device's development is handled by Microsoft's hardware team, which is also the one in charge of Surface tablet development. Sony in March unveiled its head-worn gaming device Project Morpheus, which is able to connect with the company's PlayStation 4, but so far the device is still not yet available in the market. Facebook with its acquired Oculus VR is also planning to launch a head-worn product, the Oculus Rift in 2015. Since Microsoft is a latecomer in the head-worn product market, the company may face serious competition if it is unable to deliver unique features for its products, the sources noted. The sources, according to DigiTimes, also believe head-worn products will become a new focus of the gaming hardware developers for the next-generation gaming devices. Microsoft also has a Kinect sensor-ready Google Glass-similar wearable device, the Fortaleza project, in development, but the company has not yet unveiled details for the product.  Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |
