{"id":296289,"date":"2026-01-21T19:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/296289\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T19:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:22:12","slug":"lynx-r2-headset-revealed-with-surprisingly-wide-field-of-view-in-a-tiny-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/296289\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynx-R2 Headset Revealed With Surprisingly Wide Field-of-View in a Tiny Package"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lynx has unveiled the Lynx-R2, a significant upgrade over its original R1 mixed reality standalone which aims to capture the enterprise and prosumers market.<\/p>\n

The France-based startup considers R2 is a significant step forward, featuring new aspheric pancake lenses from Hypervision<\/a> which are said to deliver 126\u00b0 horizontal field-of-view (FOV)\u2014notably larger than R1\u2019s 90\u00b0, or Quest 3\u2019s 110\u00b0 horizontal FOV.<\/p>\n

Paired with dual 2.3K LCD displays delivering more than 24 pixels per degree (PPD) at the center, R2 is said to deliver \u201ccrisp text and image rendering for industrial and medical use cases.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Image courtesy Lynx Mixed Reality<\/p>\n

While the new standalone headset features the same flip-up design as its predecessor, R2 is powered by Qualcomm\u2019s Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2, offering substantial gains in GPU and AI performance over R1, which was introduced in 2021 with the older\u00a0Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1.<\/p>\n

Other features including 6DOF head tracking, hand-tracking, controller and ring tracking, plus a full-color four-sensor Sony camera array that also includes depth sensing for advanced computer vision.<\/p>\n

Originally planned to ship with Android XR, Lynx-R2 is actually set to launch with Lynx OS following Google\u2019s decision to withdraw support. Lynx OS is however based on Android 14, meaning it can sideload APKs in addition to supporting OpenXR 1.1.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Image courtesy Lynx Mixed Reality<\/p>\n

Additionally,\u00a0Lynx says it will release \u201call the electronic schematics of the headset motherboard and the mechanical design blueprints,\u201d which is said to\u00a0allow academics
and hobbyists to freely mod the device.<\/p>\n

This will also include raw sensor access so developers can\u00a0enable their own computer vision applications, as well as full offline functionality for sectors such as defense, healthcare, and industry, Lynx says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the R1, we proved that a small, independent team could build a world-class mixed reality device,\u201d said Stan Larroque, founder and CEO of Lynx Mixed Reality. \u201cWith the R2, we are proving that an open ecosystem is not just a philosophy, but provides a superior way to approach these devices. We have listened to 3rd party developers and enterprise users. They didn\u2019t just want more pixels; they wanted a wider field of view, faster processing, and total ownership of their sensors. The R2 delivers just that. I believe the Lynx-R2 is a great VR headset, and will provide the best MR experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no official launch date yet. Lynx says R2 will be available for order \u201cstarting this summer\u201d via the official Lynx portal<\/a> as well as authorized enterprise resellers.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, we\u2019re still learning about specs, but this is what Lynx has indicated so far:<\/p>\n

Lynx-R2 Specs<\/p>\n\nDisplay<\/strong><\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nLens Type<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Hypervision Aspheric Pancake<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPixels Per Degree (PPD)<\/strong><\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nField-of-View<\/strong><\/td>\n126\u00b0 horizontal, 133\u00b0 diagonal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nRefresh Rate<\/strong><\/td>\nNot specified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nIPD Adjustment<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nEye Relief Adjustment<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGlasses Support<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nProcessor (SoC)<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCooling System<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Active (dual silent fans)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nOperating System<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Lynx OS (Android 14\u2013based)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nOpenXR Support<\/strong><\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPassthrough Type<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Full-color video passthrough (Sony RGB)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nPassthrough Resolution<\/strong><\/td>\n3K \u00d7 3K per eye<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nTracking Cameras<\/strong><\/td>\n\n

4 (hand, ring, controller & head tracking)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nDepth Camera<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nIR LEDs<\/strong><\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nSupported Engines<\/strong><\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBattery Placement<\/strong><\/td>\nRear-mounted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nBattery Access<\/strong><\/td>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nStrap Type<\/strong><\/td>\nRigid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nWeight<\/strong><\/td>\nNot specified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lynx has unveiled the Lynx-R2, a significant upgrade over its original R1 mixed reality standalone which aims to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296290,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260],"tags":[18,19,17,82,286,287,288],"class_list":{"0":"post-296289","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-virtual-reality","13":"tag-virtualreality","14":"tag-vr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115934720399661888","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}