HoloLens: Hands-on with Microsoft’s hologram device

[Jonathan Fairfield]

HoloLens: Hands-on with Microsoft’s hologram device

REDMOND, Washington (AP) — Microsoft didn’t use skydivers or stunt cyclists to introduce what it hopes will be the next big leap in computing technology. Instead, with its new HoloLens headset, the company is offering real-world examples to show how you might use three-dimensional digital images — or holograms — in daily life.

And that might be what it takes to get people to buy a computer they wear on their face.

I got a brief peek at what wearing the HoloLens could be like in different scenarios: performing a simple home repair, pretending to be a scientist studying the surface of Mars and exploring a colorful, animated game that added new dimensions to an unremarkable room.

Microsoft unveiled HoloLens at its headquarters this week, on the same day the company touted its upcoming Windows 10 software release. What I saw of the device seems unfinished, but it shows potential.

Read more: http://tech.thaivisa.com/hololens-hands-microsofts-hologram-device/3220/

[canuckamuck]

I am sure the first versions of these will be expensive and not quite there yet. But it was only a matter of time before this type of innovation was to come. I think this is going to be pretty cool, once all of the creative application begin to be explored.