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Monday, 25 February 2019

Microsoft HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset, Azure Kinect developer kit and more announced

At the MWC 2019 event, Microsoft has introduced the HoloLens 2 that is enhanced with many advancements across the board. This includes a visual display system, making holograms even more vibrant and realistic. The company has doubled down the field of view in HoloLens 2 while maintaining the industry-leading holographic density of 47 pixels per degree of sight. The HoloLens 2 contains a new display system that enables it to achieve these significant advances in performance at low power. By taking advantage of the new time-of-flight depth sensor, combined with built-in AI and semantic understanding, HoloLens 2 enables direct manipulation of holograms with the same instinctual interactions you would use with physical objects in the real world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqFqtAJMtYE HoloLens 2 contains eye-tracking sensors that make interacting with holograms even more natural. You can log in with Windows Hello through iris recognition. It features light carbon-fiber material and a new mechanism for donning the device without readjusting. Microsoft has improved the thermal management with new vapor chamber technology and accounted for the wide physiological variability in the size and shape of human heads. The new dial-in fit system makes it comfortable to wear for hours on end, and you can keep your glasses on because HoloLens 2 ...