Thanks to tacticalogic for the heads up!
Our Early VerdictI hope HoloLens will be a Surface Pro 3 rather than a Zune; this is an amazing technology that's fun to use but also enormously useful for work. I don't know how much it will cost or how often you'll need to recharge it, but I want one.
For
Against
- Augmented reality made useful and engaging
- Windows 10 means it will be easy for developers to write HoloLens apps
- No VR nausea or 3D headaches
Update March 2015: Looks like gaming is definitely a go for the HoloLens. During GDC 2015, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer led a panel discussing the importance of games on the augmented reality device:
- Price and battery life unknown
- You may have issues if you wear glasses
- You're going to look strange wearing and using it
"We see this as a full Windows 10 device with holographic capability..."
Spencer also mentioned that the HoloLens APIs will be made available with Windows 10 gaming SDK.
Thanks to tacticalogic for the heads up!
http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8511289/microsoft-build-2015-hololens-robot-singularity
Paperclip torture guy GOES ON STEROIDS...?
One word:
Porn.
I checked into this and I have declared it at least 1,037 times cooler than the Apple Watch. The videos I saw were unbelievable. I’ll need at least 2-3 sets in my house for Minecraft alone. I wonder if it will it also work with Solidworks? I can definitely see this replacing my iPad.
As for the Verge statement “You’re going to look strange wearing and using it”. I say that within a few years, the saying will go that folks will “look strange without it” (Brave New World?)