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Microsoft announces HoloLens for Windows 10
The next step in Windows technology is called Microsoft HoloLens - an augmented reality headset that uses holograms - operating system group technical fellow Alex Kipman announced today. HoloLens is not quite Microsoft's version of the Oculus Rift or Project Morpheus, but something different: a set of augmented reality goggles designed to work with applications like Skype as well as games like Minecraft.
Kipman unveiled the HoloLens, "the most advanced holographic computer the world has ever seen," onstage. The HoloLens uses see-through lenses, spatial sound to hear behind you and advanced sensors. It includes built-in high-end CPU and GPU and a third processor, a holographic processing unit. Holograms are universal apps and all universal apps can be made to work with Windows holographic, Kipman added. The headset is untethered does not include wires or require a connection to a phone or PC. Windows 10 includes a set of APIs devs can use to create holographic experiences.
Demonstrating more than virtual reality, a video shown during the presentation overlapped images with the real world; the clip included shots from the wildly popular game Minecraft.
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#4996759 Posted on: 01/21/2015 10:57 PM
TV sure, but this is a HUD
TV sure, but this is a HUD
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#4996984 Posted on: 01/22/2015 06:59 AM
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#4997170 Posted on: 01/22/2015 02:42 PM
I wonder what the battery life will be like
I wonder what the battery life will be like
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#4997221 Posted on: 01/22/2015 03:30 PM
I'm very interested in what the Holographic Processing Unit is!
I'm very interested in what the Holographic Processing Unit is!
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#4997323 Posted on: 01/22/2015 05:04 PM
Cool! But I have a feeling that I won't see this for sale for veryyyyy loooooong time.
Cool! But I have a feeling that I won't see this for sale for veryyyyy loooooong time.
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#4997338 Posted on: 01/22/2015 05:25 PM
I figured they would make something like this after the IllumiRoom demos they gave a few years ago. That Minecraft demo looks awesome though.
I figured they would make something like this after the IllumiRoom demos they gave a few years ago. That Minecraft demo looks awesome though.
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#4997379 Posted on: 01/22/2015 06:30 PM
So cool! Move over oculus rift!
This would be even better if you could just hit a button and it will change modes to act in a "oculus" type mode where you can hook right into a game for instance, and then when you're done, go back to it being transparent.
So cool! Move over oculus rift!
This would be even better if you could just hit a button and it will change modes to act in a "oculus" type mode where you can hook right into a game for instance, and then when you're done, go back to it being transparent.
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#4997389 Posted on: 01/22/2015 06:41 PM
So cool! Move over oculus rift!
This would be even better if you could just hit a button and it will change modes to act in a "oculus" type mode where you can hook right into a game for instance, and then when you're done, go back to it being transparent.
Depending on how it works and the resolution a sliding visor might be enough.
So cool! Move over oculus rift!
This would be even better if you could just hit a button and it will change modes to act in a "oculus" type mode where you can hook right into a game for instance, and then when you're done, go back to it being transparent.
Depending on how it works and the resolution a sliding visor might be enough.
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#4997398 Posted on: 01/22/2015 06:52 PM
Yep that would work as well..
I'm actually kind of surprised that microsoft is the company behind this.. just seems out of place, but I'm not complaining
Depending on how it works and the resolution a sliding visor might be enough.
Yep that would work as well..
I'm actually kind of surprised that microsoft is the company behind this.. just seems out of place, but I'm not complaining
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#4997449 Posted on: 01/22/2015 07:56 PM
Holographic porn, finally.
Holographic porn, finally.
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#4997531 Posted on: 01/22/2015 10:03 PM
It looks amazing to me. Especially the part where you can save the image and print it on a 3D printer, thus making it real. It also looked like there will be a holographic version of Netflix that you could watch anywhere.
It looks amazing to me. Especially the part where you can save the image and print it on a 3D printer, thus making it real. It also looked like there will be a holographic version of Netflix that you could watch anywhere.
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#4997731 Posted on: 01/23/2015 07:03 AM
Finally an Occulus killer! This appears much less restrictive to use but dunno when it will be ready for the world.
Finally an Occulus killer! This appears much less restrictive to use but dunno when it will be ready for the world.
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#4998220 Posted on: 01/23/2015 10:48 PM
This won't be an Oculus killer. Oculus Rift is a wide-angled, full-immersion VR set that can be plugged into a high-power computer for more realistic displays.
This is an AR HUD that has a limited field of view, limited power in terms of raw graphics capabilities, and cannot immerse the user into the virtual world. Rather, it brings the virtual world into the real one. Big question is: how much can the display occlude the real world for portions of the virtual that are being displayed?
Also, clip-on adapters such as what CastAR can use to turn it into a VR set won't work on the Hololens. CastAR uses microprojectors to project images onto a special material. The caps include that material plus additional optics to redirect the images at extremely close range. The Hololens uses lenses that work far more like fiber optics, and transmit their images to the user's eye directly, inside the visor. Hololens is a dedicated AR.
I doubt that this would compete directly with full VR sets, as AR and VR tend to be better at different things. In fact, I see it as far more of a competitor to Technical Illusion's CastAR than anything else (that I am aware of.)
Finally an Occulus killer! This appears much less restrictive to use but dunno when it will be ready for the world.
This won't be an Oculus killer. Oculus Rift is a wide-angled, full-immersion VR set that can be plugged into a high-power computer for more realistic displays.
This is an AR HUD that has a limited field of view, limited power in terms of raw graphics capabilities, and cannot immerse the user into the virtual world. Rather, it brings the virtual world into the real one. Big question is: how much can the display occlude the real world for portions of the virtual that are being displayed?
Also, clip-on adapters such as what CastAR can use to turn it into a VR set won't work on the Hololens. CastAR uses microprojectors to project images onto a special material. The caps include that material plus additional optics to redirect the images at extremely close range. The Hololens uses lenses that work far more like fiber optics, and transmit their images to the user's eye directly, inside the visor. Hololens is a dedicated AR.
I doubt that this would compete directly with full VR sets, as AR and VR tend to be better at different things. In fact, I see it as far more of a competitor to Technical Illusion's CastAR than anything else (that I am aware of.)
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Sony made a holographic tv almost 5 years ago
http://www.t3.com/news/sony-unveils-360-degree-3d-holographic-display