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You won’t be taking Microsoft’s HoloLens 3 into the metaverse
As Apple looks to join the metaverse with its own glasses, early AR proponent Microsoft kills its HoloLens 3 hardware.
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Microsoft now envisions Teams as the ‘gateway to the metaverse’
Microsoft follows up on Facebook's Meta announcement with a different take on the metaverse.
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Microsoft unveils Mesh, and with James Cameron, dives into mixed reality
At Microsoft Ignite, Avatar and Titanic director James Cameron joined Microsoft for a fully virtual tech conference featuring holoports, a new Mesh, and more.
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HoloLens 2 will have dark mode, 5G support when it launches globally this fall
Announcements come at Microsoft's Build conference
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Microsoft’s futuristic HoloLens 2 headset is now shipping, starting at $3,500
Microsoft is getting ready to ship its HoloLens 2 headset out to customers. The company has officially launched the futuristic, sensor-packed holographic computing headset.
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Lenovo targets Hololens with ThinkReality enterprise augmented reality headset
A new augmented reality headset from Lenovo could challenge Microsoft's dominance in the commercial AR industry, with the ThinkReality A6 offering an AR experience akin to something between the first and second-generation Hololens headsets.The post Lenovo targets Hololens with ThinkReality enterprise augmented reality headset appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Unreal Engine 4 support coming to Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 in May for developers
Microsoft announced that its HoloLens 2 Development Edition will be priced at $3,500. Ahead of the Build conference, Microsoft also disclosed that Unreal Engine 4 support will be coming to HoloLens 2 by the end of the month.The post Unreal Engine 4 support coming to Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 in May for developers appeared first on Digital Trends.
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HoloLens 2: Everything you need to know
The HoloLens 2 is ripe for an announcement. Here's what Microsoft has revealed so far, what's likely in store for the next generation HoloLens, and everything that we know about this mixed reality headset.The post HoloLens 2: Everything you need to know appeared first on Digital Trends.
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HoloLens 2: Everything you need to know
The HoloLens 2 is ripe for an announcement. Here's what Microsoft has revealed so far, what's likely in store for the next generation HoloLens, and everything that we know about this mixed reality headset.The post HoloLens 2: Everything you need to know appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Cryptic video teases Microsoft’s next-generation HoloLens 2 headset
Though not revealing much, a roughly 42-second long teaser video was sent out by HoloLens inventor Alex Kipman on Twitter ahead of a planned press event at Mobile World Congress on February 24.The post Cryptic video teases Microsoft’s next-generation HoloLens 2 headset appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Hololens 2 could give the Always Connected PC a new, ‘aggressive’ form
Microsoft is said to be leaning on Qualcomm to power its Hololens 2 headset. Instead of Intel CPUs, the next Hololens could use a Snapdragon 850 processor, allowing it to benefit from the always-connected features.The post Hololens 2 could give the Always Connected PC a new, ‘aggressive’ form appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Microsoft’s $480M contract with U.S. military will equip soldiers with Hololens
Microsoft recently won a $480 million contract to equip American soldiers with up to 100,000 of its augmented reality Hololens headsets. Here's what we know so far about the new deal.The post Microsoft’s $480M contract with U.S. military will equip soldiers with Hololens appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Here’s how Microsoft’s Hololens is helping NASA build the new Orion spacecraft
Lockheed Martin is turning to Microsoft’s mixed reality Hololens smartglasses to help build NASA's Orion spacecraft, which could one day help rocket astronauts as far afield as Mars.The post Here’s how Microsoft’s Hololens is helping NASA build the new Orion spacecraft appeared first on Digital Trends.
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HoloLens 2 could pack Qualcomm’s new XR1 chip for extended reality
The next version of Microsoft's HoloLens headset for augmented reality will supposedly feature Qualcomm's new Snapdragon XR1. The rumor arrives by way of an anonymous source who claims the headset will appear in January 2019.The post HoloLens 2 could pack Qualcomm’s new XR1 chip for extended reality appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Surface Pro 6 is reportedly coming next year and HoloLens 2 later this year
Microsoft's hardware plans for the coming year, and a bit beyond, have reportedly leaked according to multiple reports. So what could we see announced this year? Some exciting hardware releases like the HoloLens 2 and more.The post Surface Pro 6 is reportedly coming next year and HoloLens 2 later this year appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Hololens can be used to navigate the blind through buildings faster
Researchers created an application for Microsoft's Hololens that can steer visually impaired individuals through an unfamiliar, complex, multi-story building. It relies on the headset's 3D sound and real-time room/object mapping.The post Hololens can be used to navigate the blind through buildings faster appeared first on Digital Trends.