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Microsoft HoloLens

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The HoloLens 2 isn't meant for your home, but that's what makes it so futuristic. The headset is built for "collaborative visualization" that's more complete and intense than any home AR or VR headset. And importantly, the HoloLens 2 fixes the flaws of its predecessor.Read more
In anticipation of the debut of Microsoft's HoloLens 2, we've unearthed the first-generation HoloLens and "retroreviewed" it, with an eye toward how Microsoft could improve its next-generation augmented reality headset.Read more
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Pros

  • incredibly intuitive hand-tracking with pinch and grab gestures
  • Dictation works somewhat acceptably
  • Better integration with the cloud

Cons

  • it felt a bit strange living in mixed reality
  • an antiquated System on Chip (SoC) and
  • the headset will be found in only the coolest offices and retail shops

Key specs

  • Built in
  • Augmented Reality
  • 120 °
  • yes

Microsoft HoloLens - Pros & Cons

Microsoft HoloLens

Pros

  • incredibly intuitive hand-tracking with pinch and grab gestures
  • Dictation works somewhat acceptably
  • Better integration with the cloud
  • fast and responsive system
  • the device feels well balanced
  • seamless
  • fast and responsive
  • the development platform Unity is also pretty easy to make
  • Comfortable
  • smaller
  • lighter

Cons

  • it felt a bit strange living in mixed reality
  • an antiquated System on Chip (SoC) and
  • the headset will be found in only the coolest offices and retail shops
  • the target audience is clearly limited for now
  • it simply scrolled down so I could continue unabated
  • Oculus Rift does not appear to suffer from similar shortcomings on the hardware front
  • holograms possessed a deeper opacity as it would up the immersion factor
  • feel as uncomfortably heavy on your head as other virtual reality headsets can
  • too expensive to develop the product at a price
  • Designing mobile devices is not easy
  • inability to settle on a mixed reality strategy

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Microsoft HoloLens - Full Specifications

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Display
Display sourceBuilt in
Reality typeAugmented Reality
Field of view120.0 °
Refresh rate60.0 Hz
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Dimensions
Weight20.81 oz
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Connectivity
Controller compatibilityProprietary Controller
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Requirements
Recommended RAM memory2.0 GB
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Features
Glasses compatibleyes
Position trackingyes
Optics correctionyes
Front-Facing camerayes
Eye trackingyes
Headphone connectionBuilt-in headphones
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Design
Body materialPlastic
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Power
Powered by batteryyes

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Microsoft HoloLens Microsoft - Editorial Reviews (9)

Microsoft HoloLens Hands on: Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset review
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TechRadar
Published: 26.06.2019
Hands on: Microsoft HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset review

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Microsoft HoloLens Microsoft HoloLens 2 hands-on review: The future on your face
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Digital Trends
Published: 08.11.2019
Microsoft HoloLens 2 hands-on review: The future on your face

The HoloLens 2 isn't meant for your home, but that's what makes it so futuristic. The headset is built for "collaborative visualization" that's more complete and intense than any home AR or VR headset. And importantly, the HoloLens 2 fixes the flaws of its predecessor.

Microsoft HoloLens Microsoft HoloLens retro review: What made it great, and what a new HoloLens needs to succeed
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Published: 22.02.2019
Microsoft HoloLens retro review: What made it great, and what a new HoloLens needs to succeed

In anticipation of the debut of Microsoft's HoloLens 2, we've unearthed the first-generation HoloLens and "retroreviewed" it, with an eye toward how Microsoft could improve its next-generation augmented reality headset.

Microsoft HoloLens Microsoft HoloLens Review- a glimpse of holographic future
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filmora.wondershare.com
Published: 27.08.2016
Microsoft HoloLens Review- a glimpse of holographic future

Microsoft HoloLens is the company’s holographic, augmented reality headset that promises a never before like holographic experience to its users.

Microsoft HoloLens Microsoft HoloLens 2 hands-on review: A flash of things to come | IT PRO
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IT PRO
Published: 28.10.2019
Microsoft HoloLens 2 hands-on review: A flash of things to come | IT PRO

Enterprise AR is still a work-in-progress but the key to cracking the code lies in software

Microsoft HoloLens This is what Microsoft HoloLens is really like
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The Verge
Published: 01.04.2016
This is what Microsoft HoloLens is really like

There was a fish in the bathtub. That was one of the first things we saw in the hotel room after we put on Microsoft’s developer-ready version of HoloLens, the augmented reality headset it believes...

Microsoft HoloLens Hololens 2 hands-on review: $3,500 worth of cool
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Tom's Guide
Published: 11.11.2019
Hololens 2 hands-on review: $3,500 worth of cool

The Hololens 2 is amazing, but seriously expensive.

Microsoft HoloLens Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition Preview
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PCMAG
Published: 22.08.2016
Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition Preview

The Development Edition of the Microsoft HoloLens augmented reality headset is a well-executed and tempting look at how we might use computers years in the future.

Microsoft HoloLens Microsoft HoloLens 2 - Review, Hands-on and Unboxing
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The VR Shop
Published: 18.12.2021
Microsoft HoloLens 2 - Review, Hands-on and Unboxing

Is it worth buying the Microsoft HoloLens 2? The VR Shop team find out with this hands-on review, testing and unboxing.

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