Then again Microsoft pushes HoloLens into virtual reality

In the early hours of January 22 in Beijing, Microsoft released its own new generation of Windows 10, and in addition to the release of Windows 10, Microsoft also released a novel holographic HoloLens smart glasses.

This is a head-and-wear augmented reality device, and unlike other virtual reality devices, Microsoft has brought a holographic life experience service to users through HoloLens and has formed a complete solution.

HoloLens holographic glasses In fact, like a stand-alone PC device, because of the integration of the CPU, GPU and holographic processor, HoloLens through image and sound, allowing users to enter the whole virtual world at home, to the surrounding environment for the carrier holographic experience. The headset contains a transparent display on a black lens, and a stereo sound system allows users to not only see but also hear sounds from the surrounding holographic scene, and HoloLens also has a built-in set of sensors to implement a variety of functions.

According to the video demo, holograms with the help of the first-wear equipment, so that users to the actual environment as a carrier, real-time processing, access to virtual information: The wall to get messages, find contacts, in the ground, furniture between playing games, in the living room Wall Direct Skype Video call, watch the game. In fact, users do not even need any information carrier, all the data directly through the head-wearing devices present in front of the user.

This is exactly what Alex Kipman, the project leader, wants to introduce to the world Windows holographic Microsoft holographic technology. Microsoft says HoloLens is still in its early stages of development and will begin testing in the future after Windows 10 releases. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says HoloLens prices will be tailored to different users, such as businesses and individual consumers.

Holographic technology makes all kinds of information data appear in front of you and can interact with it, for example, you can directly view all kinds of information, play games, watch video and so on, do not need any vector directly present in front, thus bringing more valuable, more immersive, and more personalized experience. Developers have already started to build applications for this device, and will then be equipped with the holographic API in all versions of Windows 10.

Microsoft introduced that users can add various virtual information to the image by HoloLens the actual surroundings as a carrier. Whether it is playing Minecraft games in the living room, looking at the surface of Mars, or even counting into the most famous scenic spots, it is possible to pass HoloLens.

For most smart glasses, Oculus Rift in just released by the virtual reality technology fire a, but to slow to give the user a satisfactory answer; and Google Glasses is also recently stopped by Google Sales, you know, Google's products are basically stuck in the beta version And Samsung and Sony are also tepid out of their own smart glasses, and each release is not a bright feeling. Compared to the previous several products, although the HoloLens is really very novel, and is still in the early stage of development, if the same as the aegis of the holographic black technology, users need to wait for some time.

Of course, for users, holographic imaging technology is a relatively novel thing, this freshness will hang the user's appetite. However, for the whole smart glasses industry, Microsoft is a follow, in the virtual reality technology, Oculus Rift has made no small progress, of course, there are other manufacturers such as domestic ant vision and so on to make their own virtual reality products, Microsoft now releases HoloLens coincidentally in a smart glasses product iteration point in time.

"If successful, HoloLens will greatly expand the way humans interact with machines, which has not been much developed since the 90 's, even when the iphone came out in 2007," says James McQuivey, a Forrester analyst. ”。

Will Microsoft's HoloLens holographic smart glasses be sold? Wait for Windows 10.