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Microsoft Teases HoloLens 2 (cnet.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the hold-on-to-your-butts dept.

"Microsoft is expected to announce the next generation HoloLens headset at an already announced event on February 24, and the company's doing a bit more to stoke the flames," reports TechCrunch. One of the key people behind the original HoloLens, Alex Kipman, tweeted a video showing "vague forms of chips and cables [that] take shape out of melted ice, rocks and air," reports TechCrunch. From the report: The original headset was ahead of the mixed reality wave, but now that AR is starting to catch on all over the industry, the timing could be right for a big second-generation launch. Reports have suggested a Qualcomm 850 chip and new Project Kinect Sensors. The headset is also said to be cheaper and smaller than its developer-focused predecessor, which could put Microsoft in prime position to push augmented reality forward.

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  1. Why are they investing in research when... by snapsnap · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    the start menu in Windows 10 often takes twenty+ minutes to show? They should invest in things that help most of their users.