{"id":496283,"date":"2025-10-13T13:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/496283\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T13:58:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T13:58:17","slug":"lynx-teases-next-mixed-reality-headset-for-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/496283\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynx Teases Next Mixed Reality Headset for Enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lynx teased its next mixed reality headset, which is hoping to target enterprise and professional users across training and remote assistance.<\/p>\n

The News<\/p>\n

At MicroLED Connect last month, Lynx CEO Stan Larroque announced he aimed to reveal the company\u2019s next mixed reality standalone sometime in mid-November.<\/p>\n

However Somnium CEO\u00a0Artur Sychov and major investor in the company beat Lynx to the punch by posting a cropped image of the France-based company\u2019s next device.<\/p>\n

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I will just say this \u2013 Lynx next headset news is going to be wild\u2026 \ud83d\udca3<\/p>\n

Sorry @stanlarroque<\/a>, I can\u2019t hold myself not to tease at least something\u2026 \ud83d\ude2c\ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n

October & November 2025 will be \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/XidrdTqqlp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Artur Sychov \u1bc5 (@ASychov) October 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In response, Larroque posted the full image, seen above. Here\u2019s a version with the white balance turned up for better visibility, courtesy MRTV\u2019s Sebastian Ang<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Modified image courtesy Sebastian Ang<\/p>\n

There\u2019s still a lot to learn, including specs and the device\u2019s official name. From the image, we can tell at least two things: the headset has a minimum of four camera sensors, now positioned on the corners of the device \u00e0 la\u00a0Quest 2, and an ostensibly more comfortably headstrap that cups the back of the user\u2019s head.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, Lynx announced late last year the company intended to integrate Google\u2019s forthcoming\u00a0Android XR operating system into its next headset<\/a>, which will also include Samsung Project Moohan and forthcoming XR glasses from XREAL. Lynx hasn\u2019t released any update on progress, so we\u2019re still waiting to hear more.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Lynx R-1 | Image courtesy Lynx<\/p>\n

Notably, Lynx R-1 concluded shipping earlier this year, which was initially positioned\u00a0to target both consumers and professional users through its\u00a02021 Kickstarter campaign<\/a>, which\u00a0brought in $800,000 in crowd-sourced funding.<\/p>\n

According to Larroque\u2019s talk at MicroLED Connect last month, it appears the company is however focusing hard on the enterprise sector with its next hardware release, including tasks like training and remote assistance.<\/p>\n

My Take<\/p>\n

Lynx R-1\u2019s unique \u201c4-fold catadioptric freeform prism\u201d optics allow for a compact focal length, putting the displays flush with the lenses and providing a 90-degree field of view (FOV). While pancake lenses are generally thinner and lighter, R-1\u2019s optics have comparably better light throughput, which is important for mixed reality tasks.<\/p>\n

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

As a startup that\u2019s weathered an admittedly \u201cexcruciating\u201d fundraising environment<\/a>, making the right hardware choices in its follow-up will be key though.<\/p>\n

My hunch is the prospective \u2018Lynx R-2\u2019 headset will probably keep the same optical stack to save on development and manufacturing costs, and mainly push upgrades to the processor and display, which are likely more important to the sort of enterprise customers Lynx is targeting anyway.<\/p>\n

As it is, Lynx R-1 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset, which was initially released in 2019\u2014the same used in Quest 2\u2014so an upgrade there is well overdue. Its\u00a01,600\u00a0\u00d7 1,600 per-eye LCDs also feel similarly dated.<\/p>\n

While an FOV larger than 90 degrees is great, I\u2019d argue that for enterprise hardware that isn\u2019t targeting simulators, clarity and pixel density are probably more important. More info on Lynx\u2019s next-gen headset is due sometime in November, so I\u2019d expect to learn more then.<\/p>\n