Enlarge / Microsoft HoloLens 2. Microsoft The second-generation HoloLens 2 was announced back in February. At the time, Microsoft only disclosed commercial pricing for the greatly improved augmented reality headset: $ 3,500. This is $ 1,500 less than the commercial edition of the first edition but $ 500 more than the developer edition. Today, the […]
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HoloLens 2: Rory goes hands-on
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Rory Cellan-Jones learns how to fix an aircraft using the HoloLens 2 headset. BBC News – Technology
Microsoft unveils HoloLens 2 at MWC 2019. Here’s everything you need to know
Previous Next Microsoft’s HoloLens debuted as an exciting mixed reality headset that overlaid VR images on top of the real world in new, high-tech ways. And at the MWC 2109 conference in Barcelona, the company unveiled the next generation version of the device. “It’s the next chapter in our journey — say hello to HoloLens […]
Microsoft Workers Protest Use Of HoloLens Headsets For War
A group of Microsoft workers is demanding the company cancel a contract supplying the U.S. Army with HoloLens headsets that they say would turn real-world battlefields into a video game. Microsoft’s head-mounted HoloLens displays use augmented reality, which means viewers can see virtual imagery superimposed over the scenery in front of them. A letter signed […]
Microsoft unveils HoloLens 2: twice the field of view, eye tracking
Enlarge / Microsoft HoloLens 2. Microsoft As expected, Microsoft today launched HoloLens 2, the company’s second generation augmented reality (AR) headset. The new hardware addresses what were probably the two biggest issues with the first generation device: the narrow field of view, and the comfort when wearing the device. Microsoft says that the field of […]
How to watch Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 press conference
[embedded content] For the first time in over three years, Microsoft will be holding a press conference at Mobile World Congress. No, it’s not about a Surface Phone or a new Surface Pro. It is widely believed that this conference will be the stage for the unveiling of the next generation of its HoloLens mixed reality headset. How […]
Beyond HoloLens: Microsoft expands its augmented-reality vision with iOS, Android apps
Enlarge / Remote Assist, with its green augmented reality arrow pointing out something of interest, on an Android phone. Microsoft With HoloLens 2’s big reveal just around the corner, Microsoft has broadened its augmented-reality (AR) ambitions with new apps for Android and iOS. Remote Assist is an app designed for service engineers operating in the […]
Microsoft teases next-gen HoloLens ahead of February 24 reveal
[embedded content] New HoloLens teaser Microsoft is expected to reveal a new version of its HoloLens headset at Mobile World Congress later this month. The company has an event scheduled for February 24, and that date is being promoted in the rather mysterious video published by HoloLens’ creator Alex Kipman. The planned 2019 release of […]
Microsoft’s $480M contract with U.S. military will equip soldiers with Hololens
Microsoft is neck-and-neck with Apple in the contest to be the world’s most valuable publicly traded technology company, and it just got a nice revenue boost, courtesy of the U.S. military. A new contract, valued at $ 480 million, means that the Redmond, Washington, tech giant will soon be equipping American soldiers with its augmented […]
Microsoft wins $480 million military contract to bring HoloLens to the battlefield
HoloLens from above, showing the visor and the headband. Esy Casey Microsoft has won a $ 480 million contract to develop an augmented reality system for use in combat and military training for the US Army. Called Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), formerly Heads Up Display (HUD) 3.0, the goal of the project is to […]