Microsoft Leaks New HoloLens Details (mashable.com)

New submitter moriarty1972 writes: More details about Microsoft's HoloLens have come out. The device will offer roughly five to five and a half hours of battery life when working on Word documents or email, and about two and a half hours when using it for highly intensive computational work involving detailed renderings. Mashable reports: "Microsoft's augmented reality headset called the HoloLens has already won over a number of fans eager to try the device, but details about how it works have been scarce However, a few more bits of information about the HoloLens leaked during a recent event in Tel Aviv, Israel, courtesy of Bruce Harris, a technical evangelist at Microsoft."

Comments

But we STILL haven't seen how it actually looks

[wonkey_monkey]

All these glossy demos, but still no-one's stuck a camera in it to show us what it actually looks like from the inside.

Re:But we STILL haven't seen how it actually looks

[ArmoredDragon]

They have, and it's kind of lame compared to the concept videos they show. It only grants you a tiny FOV which you're supposed to work within, which is far from the fully immersive world that they showcase in the concept videos.

Re:Cool tech

[unencode200x]

It's called telemetry now. Get with the times.

Re:$3000!?

[Barny]

Well, this one works with both eyes, so twice the cost!

not leaked, released

[Gravis Zero]

the information was released by Microsoft, not leaked.

Re: But we STILL haven't seen how it actually look

[tysonedwards]

Field of View has been stated as "equivalent of a 15" monitor at 2 feet". Ergo, quite small. Immersive, it is not.

Re:Most accurate article title ever.

[pr100]

The point is that "leak" is misleading. If it's MS informing us about one of their products, then it's not a "leak".

Re:$3000!?

[bloodhawk]

These aren't being made to wear for privacy invading arseholes to walk around with. They are being made for use in an office for technical work.

anyone know how dark they are to look through?

[ILongForDarkness]

The pic in the link makes them look like medium tinted sunglasses. I wouldn't want to look though that for any long period of time. Augmented reality that makes reality dim kind of sucks. I'd rather smoke a joint and drink a six pack and call it a day.

$3000 unless something changed as far as I know it was $3000 and only approved devs that had access to the device. "Go to the Manhattan store and buy yours" this is the first I've heard of it, and last I heard of it was ~ last week.

Finally what the heck is the point of listing the word document battery life? Do people really think that their companies SWOT analysis doc is going to be improved by holographic projection?