Microsoft unveils it’s HoloLens product, their take on augmented reality that demonstrates real vision. We’ll discuss the possibilities of a product like this & how likely it will ship.
Plus we discuss some of the more gimmicky features of Windows 10 that have the “tech press” drooling & much more!
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Microsoft Reveals Windows Holographic, An Augmented Reality User Interface For The World
HoloLens is completely wireless, and features see-through lenses, spatial sound and advanced sensors. It’s designed to be a self-contained unit, and it has its own custom CPU and new Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) to work. It doesn’t even require a phone or computer to connect to wirelessly to work, and is meant to be completely independent.
HoloLens is Microsoft’s take on augmented reality
According to Redmond’s Alex Kipman, Holographic applications are Windows 10 universal apps so developers will be able to release them across a wide range of devices. The platform works in concert with the newly unveiled HoloLens headset that allows interaction between the physical and digital worlds. The outfit showed this all off with a live demo of an app dubbed HoloStudio wherein an employee built a quadrocopter onstage by pointing her finger and issuing voice commands like “mirror” and “copy.” It all seemed pretty natural, actually. Kipman likened it to “print preview for 3D printing” and then pulled a 3D-printed version of the UFO-like quadrocopter seemingly out of his back pocket to show that it’s more than just a concept — it’s a reality.
Windows 10 hands-on: Microsoft got it right this time
It’s snappy and fast in a way that some doubters don’t believe Windows can be — but more importantly, everything feels faster because there are just fewer concepts to juggle in your head when you are navigating around.
Microsoft has essentially made the distinction between desktop apps and “Modern” apps (or whatever we’re calling them these days) invisible to the end user. You can switch between them seamlessly and manage them either snapped to half or full screen or windowed. Basically, everything is just a window, and it’s great.
Then there’s Cortana, which is still not fully complete on the build that we say but nevertheless worked quickly to launch apps and search the computer. Microsoft really wants you to use it (her?), dedicating a big spot on the status bar for a button or a text entry field (depending on the mode you’re in). We were only able to get Cortana’s voice search to work haltingly, about one out of every five tries.