HoloLens, Microsoft’s $3,000 mixed-reality goggles (or “the world’s first self-contained holographic computer” in Microsoft’s parlance), was only available in the U.S. and Canada so far. Today, however, the company announced that it will also start selling the devices in Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Preorders start today… Read More Microsoft starts selling its HoloLens in Germany, France, UK, Ireland, ...This entry was posted in Europe Gadgets HoloLens Microsoft TC on October 12, 2016 by Frederic Lardinois
One of the several things that makes brain surgery so difficult is that the brain isn’t transparent. So if you want to get at something deep inside, you either have to peel off a few layers or make an educated guess based on other imagery. But augmented reality may offer a third way. Read More Duke neurosurgeons test Hololens as an AR assist on tricky ...This entry was posted in augmented reality Gadgets HoloLens on October 10, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
Snapchat selfie lenses and Pokemon Go, not Magic Leap and HoloLens. Smartphones are how Mark Zuckerberg sees augmented reality going mainstream, rather than potentially awkward headsets and glasses. That’s an important clue to how Facebook will adapt to this next computing platform. Yesterday on the call after Facebook’s sensational Q2 earnings report, Zuckerberg fielded what… Read More Zuck says augmented reality will flourish on phones before glassesThis entry was posted in Apps augmented reality gear vr HoloLens Magic Leap Mobile Oculus Social TC Virtual reality Wearables and tagged facebook on July 28, 2016 by Legit Coder
It’s just about impossible to get your hands on Microsoft’s impressive mixed-reality Hololens platform these days — unless you’re a computer science student at the University of Washington. Then you get to play with them whenever you want. Read More Students demonstrate their Hololens apps after a quarter of VR ...This entry was posted in augmented reality Education Gadgets HoloLens Microsoft mixed reality TC Virtual reality Wearables on June 10, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
In a keynote presentation at Computex in Taipei and a couple blog posts today, Microsoft doubled down on the mixed reality efforts spearheaded by Hololens – Windows 10, the company aims to show, is place to be when it comes to mixed reality. Read More Microsoft doubles down on VR and AR, positioning Windows 10 ...This entry was posted in augmented reality Gadgets hardware HoloLens Microsoft mixed reality TC Virtual reality Wearables Windows 10 on June 1, 2016 by Devin Coldewey
The battle between headsets you strap to your heads is being brought to a rolling boil this week, as Microsoft’s HoloLens Dev Kit and Oculus Rift both start shipping to customers. Being a lover of cutting-edge tech, you’d expect I’d be in lust with both technologies, but no. HoloLens did something to me that Oculus never managed: It made me think I was leaping into the… Read More Sorry, Oculus, but HoloLens gets my moneyThis entry was posted in build Gadgets HoloLens Microsoft Oculus Oculus Rift TC on March 31, 2016 by Haje Jan Kamps
Stream live video from the Microsoft Build conference today in San Francisco. We're expecting updates on Windows 10, Hololens, Xbox, and Microsoft services. The post Watch Live: Microsoft's Build Keynote appeared first on WIRED. Watch Live: Microsoft’s Build KeynoteThis entry was posted in build Gear HoloLens Microsoft Video and tagged windows on March 30, 2016 by Wired Staff
The pricey holographic headset will ship to developers on March 30, and plenty of details have emerged about the HoloLens hardware. The post Developers Can Pre-Order Microsoft's HoloLens Today for $3,000 appeared first on WIRED. Developers Can Pre-Order Microsoft’s HoloLens Today for $3,000This entry was posted in augmented reality Gadget Lab Gear HoloLens Microsoft Windows 10 on February 29, 2016 by Tim Moynihan
When Microsoft first announced HoloLens, its mixed-reality hardware platform, many of us assumed it was little more than a cool demo that was meant to stir up excitement for the company. But it was clearly more than that and starting today, Micro... Microsoft Launches Pre-Orders For $3,000 HoloLens Development Kit, Will Start ...This entry was posted in augmented reality Gadgets head-mounted displays HoloLens Microsoft mixed reality TC on February 29, 2016 by Frederic Lardinois
With each of the six biggest global consumer technology companies now deeply invested and feverishly in development, VR/AR has become too big to fail. Facebook Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR (powered by Oculus), Google Cardboard and its Magic Leap investment (and perhaps even Google Glass’ second coming), Sony PlayStation VR and Microsoft HoloLens are public. And the eventual entry of Apple… Read More VR And AR Will Be Mobile’s Demand Driver, Not Its ...This entry was posted in augmented reality Column Gadgets Google Cardboard Google Glass HoloLens Oculus Rift samsung gear vr TC Virtual reality Wearables on February 21, 2016 by Mike Hoefflinger