HP Revs Up Workstation, Unveils New VR Products and Services
February 05 2018 - 9:01AM
At SOLIDWORKS World, HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced it will power
its bestselling performance workstation, the HP Z4, with a choice
of Intel® Xeon® or Core™ X processors and support dual extreme
graphics. HP’s latest technology was showcased at SOLIDWORKS World,
where it also unveiled its low-cost, full-color 3D printers --
highlighting the company’s comprehensive end-to-end solutions for
product developers.
“The revamped Z4 workstation, along with our latest HP Windows
Mixed Reality Headset and new customer-friendly VR solutions and
services, will transform the way products across industries are
developed,” said Xavier Garcia, Vice President and general manager,
Z Workstations, HP Inc. “Over the past year, HP has launched the
world’s most powerful workstation, the most powerful detachable PC
and the first-ever professional VR backpack. Today’s news reflects
our focus on continuously raising the bar with a portfolio of
workstations and VR capabilities that will enable amazing new
experiences and define the future of computing.”
The HP Z4 Workstation, ideal for engineering, simulation,
rendering and virtual reality, delivers compelling performance for
a range of applications. The HP Z4 Workstation can easily handle
tasks that require high frequency processing, multiple CPU cores
and dual high-powered GPUs. Besides the workstation class Intel®
Xeon® W processors, the Z4 Workstation can be now configured with
the Intel Core™ X processors available with up to 18 cores1 and up
to two extreme graphics GPUs for disruptive performance and
productivity. Developed with simulation-based design and VR content
creation as key target use cases, users can move seamlessly from
design, to simulation, to visualization.
“At Motus Motorcycles, the speed of design helps us create the
world’s fastest land speed motorcycles,” said co-owner Brian Case.
“Our vision was to design and build the truly comfortable American
sportbike. Every decision was filtered through our three guiding
ideals: Performance, Comfort and Range. HP Workstations and
SOLIDWORKS software help make this happen.”
HP also showcased the HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset -
Professional Edition2. This VR headset delivers a stunning
immersive experience due to 1440x1440 resolution per eye and up to
a 90Hz refresh rate3. Users will enjoy the six degrees of freedom,
no tracking boundaries and the included wireless motion
controllers. For businesses, this headset is the perfect
combination of comfort and convenience as it comes with easy to
clean, replaceable face cushions4. It also uses a double-padded
headband, easy adjustment knob and front-hinged display for a
superb experience for one or more users.
To address a range of cumbersome and overwhelming aspects of VR
development and deployment, HP shared details on the HP VR Launch
Kit for Unreal Engine9. The VR kit was created to accelerate
decisions by dramatically streamlining VR development for design
visualization. It enables users to quickly determine optimal
computer configurations, save days in VR preparation with
Datasmith5 which automates the optimization of 3D engineering
assets for Unreal’s development environment, and turnkey common
interactions including parts explosion and model cross-sections.
The HP VR Launch Kit for Unreal Engine, a suite of tools that is
based on Unreal Engine, was developed for businesses by HP and Epic
Games.
HP is also extending its Device as a Service (DaaS) offering to
VR solutions. HP DaaS is a modern service model that simplifies how
commercial organizations equip users with the right hardware,
support and lifecycle services to get the job done – improving
end-user productivity, IT efficiency and cost predictability. This
one-stop solution helps companies manage their multi-OS and
multi-device environments combining predictive analytics and
proactive endpoint and security management for a fixed price per
device. HP DaaS helps reduce purchasing complexity and improve cost
predictability with simple plans that are easy to tailor and scale
– no matter your company size or industry.
New products that recently joined HP’s comprehensive end-to-end
hardware solution for product development include HP Z Desktop
Workstations, including the most powerful workstations on the
planet6 – the HP Z8 Workstation; new HP ZBook Mobile Workstations,
including the world’s most powerful and first detachable PC
workstation7 – the HP ZBook x2; the HP Z VR Backpack, the world’s
first professional wearable VR PC8; and the HP Z 3D Camera to help
reinvent creative workflows and spark spontaneous real-time sharing
of documents and physical work product.
Pricing and Availability
- HP Z4 Workstation is available now starting at $1,499. The
datasheet is available here.
- HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset - Professional Edition is
scheduled for availability in March for $449. The Quick Spec
document is available here.
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Footnotes:
- Multicore is designed to improve performance of certain
software products. Not all customers or software applications will
necessarily benefit from use of this technology. Performance and
clock frequency will vary depending on application workload and
your hardware and software configurations. Intel’s numbering,
branding and/or naming is not a measurement of higher
performance.
- HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset - Professional Edition
is not recommended for children under the age of 13. All users
should read the HP Windows Mixed Reality Headset User Guide to
reduce the risk of personal injury, discomfort, property damage,
and other potential hazards and for important information related
to your health and safety when using the headset. Windows Mixed
Reality requires Windows 10 Fall Creator’s Update installed on the
workstation or PC. Features may require software or other
3rd-party applications to provide the described functionality. To
minimize the possibility of experiencing discomfort using a VR
application, ensure that the PC system is equipped with the
appropriate graphics and CPU for the VR application. For HP
workstation VR ready recommended configurations, see
http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA6-9646ENW.pdf
- To enable full 90 fps performance, an HDMI 2.0 or later
connection is required with the graphics solution provided by the
PC
- HMD comes with one standard face cushion installed and 3
cleanable face cushions in the box.
- Datasmith is a full-feature trial that requires registration
and can be used until November 1, 2018. Subscription will be
offered starting October 1, 2018. No new projects supported after
November 1, 2018, projects already in Datasmith will continue to
function.
- Based on desktop workstations as of June 14, 2017 and power
based on processor, graphics, memory, and power supply.
- Based on detachables of vendors as of October 3, 2017. Power
based on processor, graphics and memory.
- Based on backpack VR PCs with Intel® vPro™, TPM 2.0 and Windows
10 Pro OS as of July 20, 2017
- Unreal Engine download available at
https://www.unrealengine.com/register
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Jim Christensen, HPJim.Christensen@hp.com |
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