An overlook on how Microsoft Project HoloLens works via infographic

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An overlook on how Microsoft Project HoloLens works via infographic

Microsoft’s Project HoloLens came out of nowhere – no one expected the company to join the VR/AR headset race, but Microsoft deemed it important enough to close its Windows 10 even with it. The headset promises both artificial reality (AR), overlaying virtual objects on the real world, and virtual reality (VR), which replaces the real world completely.

This futuristic piece of tech packs a lot of advanced functionality, but this infographic will give you a digestible look at how it works.

A lot of tech went into HoloLens – it’s powered by Windows 10, it has an array of sensors that stem from the Kinect and it’s self-contained and does all the processing itself. Since it’s Windows 10 devs can use the same development environment they’ll use for the new universal apps that run on both phones and desktops. Also, since it’s self-contained you won’t have clunky cables hanging around keeping you tethered to a computer.

The display itself is quite interesting – unlike the Super AMOLED found in the Oculus Rift, Microsoft’s headset uses three layers of glass (red, green and blue) to create holograms that appear at the desired distance. The headset also tracks your gaze and adjusts the image depending on what you’re looking at.

Project HoloLens has barely any hardware controls, instead it relies on hand tracking for gestures and microphones for voice commands. Multiple cameras track the environment and can see 120°-by-120°, a much wider field of view than the Kinect camera.

You can read more details at Wired, which did a hands-on with the HoloLens.

Microsoft’s HoloLens promo video gone VIRAL

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Microsoft’s HoloLens promo video gone VIRAL

Sci-fi has always had a thing for virtual reality, and it appears that is not just fiction writers. In real life we’re slowly inching our way there, trying to get the augmented kind working properly at this point. With the Google Glass project going on hold, Microsoft is up to offer an alternative with its HoloLens.

And a great alternative at that is if you go on to judge response its promotional video is receiving on YouTube. With over 3 million views in the first 11 hours since launch, the obvious thirst for an immersive interactive experience for geeks , still encouraging developers to pursue the realization of the concept.

The enthusiasm does seem to have quieted down after the initial hype, but the comments show a general warm reaction. That’s not to mention there aren’t many skeptics of course.

Thanks to Microsoft that they did show some interesting real-life usage scenarios. While the CAD design case may be specific to a very small target audience, In case you are abroad ,I bet explaining to your mother across the country how to connect her smart box to TV to start a video chat with her would be a huge time-saver.Provided, of course, you described to her in detail how to use the HoloLens last Haloween. And in case this device is coming anytime soon this would be a hell of a device of all time as you can see on the video above.