Announced several months ago by Microsoft as the coming revolution, the HoloLens headphones will be available for delivery on 30 March, for developers.
The company has announced that it will cost $ 3,000 to get their hands on it, on condition of being in the US or Canada. But the Redmond company has mainly introduced several key applications that should accompany its augmented reality headset.
From creating 3D objects
On his blog, Microsoft and offer some concrete examples of how developers, but also the general public will benefit from his product. With HoloStudio, it will be possible for example to create objects by first building the form of holograms. These can then be made directly through a 3D printer.
But some
already popular software will also get a HoloLens release. This is for example the case of Skype, which will offer new features. It will for example be possible to communicate in real time with an electrician to perform remote repairs. With the camera mounted on the helmet, the latter will see real-time user action and can thus guide the best. The technician can even draw away HoloLens in the virtual environment to facilitate the task.
Still many constraints
HoloLens also expected to travel or play. The HoloTour application will end up in the middle of 360-degree images, while keeping an eye on the real world – what differentiates augmented reality helmet of a dedicated device for virtual reality as the Samsung Gear VR or LG 360 VR. Microsoft also showed Fragments, an augmented reality video game that puts you in the heart of a high-tech thriller, whose protagonists will challenge you in your living room … In actual size! Like the HTC Vive Pre, the camera placed on the helmet will include elements actually existing in the play within the virtual world
in unveiling the many contents, Microsoft insists that HoloLens is a machine more running on Windows 10, and therefore compatible with other devices operating in the same environment. The brand’s ambitions are high, but it will certainly wait before they can enjoy. First, because the cost is very high for the time and prevents democratization of the unit.
In addition, certain technical constraints remain. As shown in the pictures and the tests that we have carried out, the field of vision is still very limited and limit the immersive nature of the helmet. Other parameters such as autonomy will still need to work on the part of Microsoft teams. The provision of HoloLens for developers is more to take as a starting point than an achievement.
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