Microsoft Has Cancelled the Second-Gen HoloLens, Working on Third-Gen For 2019 Launch (thurrott.com)

Posted by msmash on Monday February 20, 2017 @05:10AM from the change-in-plan dept.

Citing several unnamed sources, long-time blogger Brad Sams is reporting that Microsoft has canceled the second iteration of the HoloLens in an attempt to focus on even more advanced HoloLens. The company, he says, now plans to launch that third iteration of HoloLens in 2019. From the report: Back when the first version of HoloLens came out, Microsoft created a roadmap that highlighted several release points for the product. This isn't unusual, you start with the first device, second generation devices are typically smaller and more affordable and then with version three you introduce new technology that upgrades the experience; this is a standard process path in the technology sector. Microsoft, based on my sources, is sidelining what was going to be version two of HoloLens and is going straight to version three. By skipping what was version two on their roadmap, the company can accelerate version three which will be closer to a generational leap and help keep Microsoft ahead of the competition. My sources are telling me that this version of HoloLens will not arrive until 2019.

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Off topic about the Ad by fuzzyf · 2017-02-20 05:28 · Score: 5, Informative

Could the intern who taped/stapled/glued the Ad on the top of slashdot (Classic view) please be given time to learn Javascript/css?

Looks likes something from early dot-com. It makes the page behave oddly and annoyingly (on all my devices, but more so on iphone).