Microsoft has
revealed their new HoloLens computer, the headset contains a CPU, GPU, and a
new Holographic Processing Unit. The unit allows for wire free/wireless use and
is built with Windows 10. In the concept demonstration, Microsoft showed a
designer applying a virtual motorcycle body kit to a real motorcycle. They
showed people playing in 'Minecraft' in their living room just like a table
sized Lego set. Microsoft also showed how holograms created in the new Holo
Studio could become 3D printed items. Build 3D in 3D was with the word, but
holographic 'Minecraft,' holographic 'Skype,' and holographic NASA were the
show.
Not only is the
HoloLens its own independent hologra, producing computing platform, but to make
what the user is seeing interactive, the HoloLens also tracks hands and voice.
The visual overlay and interactivity is supplemented by surround sound in a 3D sound
field. The HoloLens was demonstrated as a finished looking/preproduction unit,
which is to say that it's way past the concept stage. MS even said that it has
had content developers working on holographic content for years while the tech
has been being developed beneath the Microsoft Vistor Center. Microsoft has
promised that Windows 10 will come later this year, while HoloLens will be
elaborated on in April.
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