{"id":121042,"date":"2017-10-04T10:39:35","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T08:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=121042"},"modified":"2017-10-04T10:40:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T08:40:51","slug":"samsung-unveils-hmd-odyssey-headset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/121042-samsung-unveils-hmd-odyssey-headset","title":{"rendered":"Samsung unveils HMD Odyssey headset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung has launched its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsungmobilepress.com\/news\/samsung-hmd-odyssey-the-ultimate-windows-mixed-reality-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HMD Odyssey<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 what it calls the \u201cmost immersive Windows Mixed Reality headset in the market\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The headset was designed in partnership with Microsoft and features\u00a0dual 3.5-inch AMOLED displays.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 110-degree field of view allows users to discover paramount virtual experiences around them,\u201d said Samsung.<\/p>\n<p>Samsung said the headset also features\u00a0360-degree spatial sound\u00a0through built-in AKG headphones and \u201cusers can also talk with other gamers, without having to remove the headset, using the fitted array mic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>External motion sensors will not be required with the headset, as it features inside-out position tracking.<\/p>\n<p>The headset is bundled with two motion controllers, and will be available in the US later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Standout features of the headset include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dual 3.5\u2033 AMOLED 1,400 x 1,600 @90\/60Hz Displays.<\/li>\n<li>HDMI 2.0 and USB 3.0 Interface.<\/li>\n<li>6 DOF Camera x 2.<\/li>\n<li>Accelerometer, Gyrometer, Compass, and Proximity Sensor.<\/li>\n<li>645g Weight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/231561-windows-may-overtake-android-in-tablet-market-study.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Windows may overtake Android in tablet market \u2013 Study<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung has launched its\u00a0HMD Odyssey\u00a0\u2013 what it calls the \u201cmost immersive Windows Mixed Reality headset in the market\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":121044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8585],"tags":[5722,25150,25152,1435],"class_list":["post-121042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets","tag-headset","tag-hmd","tag-odyssey","tag-samsung"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}