Microsoft HoloLens: what it’s really like

Hands-on with the developer edition of the Microsoft HoloLens. What happens when holographic robots invade your house?
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[@OMN1DYN4M1X]

In year 2046, this thing will look as retro as the NES is today. In 30 years progress, the technology of this will be smaller, optimized, and more powerful, meaning AR headsets will be the size of ordinary eye glasses and possibly contact lenses years later. And they will be as mainstream and essential to living in the times as smartphones are today.

[@prajwalp1483]

30 years later, people would use an upraded version of this thing. But I fear apple will make a low feature crap and call it iLens, and make it look awesome, and thin, and everybody switches to that, and Microsoft remain where they are now. I wish Microsoft dominate this Lens market forever, (like they are doing for the PC Os market).

[@cbaileychamp]

+Tech User 30 years later we will run off of brain waves and literally track our own thought processes. And give us ads based off of our thoughts.....🤔

[@GoobersGaming]

+Caleb Bailey Look up the book feed. (Read it too if you want) It seems like the perfect prediction of what our future will probably be like in 40-60 years. Spring break field trips to the moon, computers implanted into our brains from birth, and mass hackings that leave people brain dead, replacing guns with hacking tools. That will likely be our future in 60ish years

[@cbaileychamp]

+Deeya Kaur actually there are some levels of encryption that are unbreakable. as in your thoughts. your brain is essentially one giant intracate network of electrical impulses. a computer with bianry code. therefore "hacking" through this level of encryption. although other means of infiltration are possible.

[@cbaileychamp]

+Deeya Kaur Bitcoins are theorized to be encrypted on the level of bianary code. therefore yes we can encrypt to that level of complexity

[@OlivierLopezCh]

The graphics quality and the way in how the user interacts with that game, makes it look as good as the AR Cards games from Nintendo 3DS

[@OlivierLopezCh]

***** Correct

[@OlivierLopezCh]

Zen Who's deleting them?

[@OlivierLopezCh]

Zen I see your comments blocked as spam, and I didn't do it..

[@varanderg]

The graphics are very good, but it's hard to capture with video.

[@illogicalmilk8029]

well at least its something im sure by 2020 to 2026 we will have nerve gear

[@Malc180s]

A holographic app for making holographic apps?! My god woman that's crazy!! Whatever next? Computer software for creating computer software? Hang on..

[@alphax5948]

Yeah its pretty much an engine :D

[@rich1051414]

I make those! I make software in IDE software which generates software :) It could even generate software making software. They are called wizards.

[@randomusername509]

how about quines?)

[@natemob1]

he was being sarcastic

[@T1Oracle]

SirCheatCode YACC YACC YACC

[@JasmineJu]

Windows 10: How do you not know they're scanning your brain? (They're definitely scanning your brain)

[@trueisfalseistrue3288]

+Higgs Boson how does that work

[@drebinfrank5364]

+Trueisfalse IsTrue brainscanner

[@evan8994]

+Gaming Verge Not even this could stop Windows 10 spying, as it wont do much of anything. www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/09/tin-foil-hats-actually-make-it-easier-for-the-government-to-track-your-thoughts/262998/

[@AurioDK]

+Higgs Boson I don't have a brain, not too worried.

[@ej1mshan]

Don't buy problem solved :)

[@sirvosterzo]

Where's SnoopaVision? I want it back.

[@siimk5219]

+Claudio Lavacca Fat

[@MondySpartan]

+PJFF An April Fools joke, but should have been an actual hidden feature or something :)

[@sirvosterzo]

65 people understood it was sarcasm. You can do it, too. I believe in you.

[@Yoffa]

I feel like this is the sorta thing you buy, obsessively use for a month, and then allow to gather dust on a shelf for the rest of its life... But maybe that's just me.

[@deathbird1202]

+Yoffa Gaming I'm such a tech obsessive, that I'd probably use this until the next version came out, then sell it and buy the new one.

[@danteibrahim1793]

Doubt it's for the average consumer. This is more directed towards scientists, doctors and the like. NASA is already using it!

[@ArnavChatterjee30]

i am a developer so i plan to use it for more than just a month, and instead of letting it dust on the shelf i plan for it to give me and others a bright future

[@Yoffa]

***** well then that is great!

[@Yoffa]

ジュリアス lel xD

[@snapman218]

Glad you guys exposed Microsoft's dishonest ads about the field of view.

[@VexedFilms]

They really need to stop releasing video with full field of view, it's false advertising

[@user-jh3mu5nb1g]

+Vexed Films I mean they talk about that in this very video.

[@nothinglasts]

This is the first time I've heard this. I must say I am disappointed and upset that all the video feeds show a full screen hybrid reality. I believe I'd get annoyed having only a small window of augmented reality.

[@VexedFilms]

ザカリー・バトラー Yes, I know that.

[@VexedFilms]

The footage they are using is what Microsoft gave them and others as press release material. They said that in the video.

[@nothinglasts]

+Fabian Leopold eh, I still feel the tech is amazing and I'm looking forward to it advancing. I just wish they could have made it 'full reality.'

[@jameslindsey666]

So...will i get my own private 2pac concert in my living room?

[@user-hk8oi8us6k]

Imagine the things he can do with you... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@SHIFT_7]

that's only allegedly ;)

[@ComradeDragon1957]

Man,imagine we've only had computers(Personal Computers at anyrate) for about 40-30 years...image the hundred year anniversary of the first PC. Remember when the first computer ever was a bunch of metal gears or something,or when they had rooms full of them!

[@user-hk8oi8us6k]

I wasn't there so I can't remember..

[@ComradeDragon1957]

ジュリアス haha hahaah YOU'RE HILARIOUS!

[@Sirveaux]

It is pretty funny how he pointed out how stupid your initial statement was. I laughed and so did 10 other people.

[@ComradeDragon1957]

Corey Engdahl I was asking if anyone saw what the first ones looked like and remembered those,not even the real one itself just the pictures. I didn't mean Do you remember when you saw the first computer.

[@darkreavenger2054]

Didn't the first computers software come from mills?

[@blaglif]

The world is literally starting to get close to Sword Art Online

[@Jonathon020]

idc if I get trapped im playing itv

[@OsmoZchannel]

if there will be something like sword art online I will definitely die of starvation

[@f.b.iagent3971]

how many people are going to relate this to the nerve gear

[@gorrilacorn2546]

Evan Marty lol true

[@thepgccrew629]

omg, i have been wanting something like nerve gear since I watched the first episode and now we're close

[@MrMoo272]

It might be good but can it run windows 98?

[@LiEnby]

virtualbox port to hollowlens

[@grondunn9707]

Can it run Crysis?

[@JNSStudios]

XD

[@SootyBoboSocksBlondi]

Vista

[@nitinraj2045]

@@DragonFingerDrums ABSOLUTELY NOOOOOT

[@DouchebagDex]

tbh i just want to play pokemon go with it.

[@veronicaclephas7570]

if it uses Microsoft app store, it wouldn't have it.

[@M.AmineLMK]

it's costs 3000 $ that's a lot of money man

[@stephanth2865]

+Mohamed amine Lemmakni the developer edition. The consumer edition will be cheaper

[@M.AmineLMK]

+A username Yeah definitely

[@DouchebagDex]

professorchaos wow ur so edgy.

[@syazrilthobrani9105]

Anyone know what happened to Google Glass?I was so hyped for it and now I haven't heard of it for like 2 years.

[@natsuhategplus352]

+Syazril ThobraniGaming Project Aura

[@Metalbird1997]

Syazril ThobraniGaming They canceled it

[@xxmatrix0xx-oldemail697]

+Metalbird1997 they canceled it, but the reason they did was so that they could begin integrating the technology into contact lenses. They're currently working on it now, and they have been ever since the last bit of info was ever heard, which was like 2 years ago.

[@natsuhategplus352]

They didn't cancel it. It just have a new name.

[@xxmatrix0xx-oldemail697]

+Natsu Hategplus yeah but it's not google glass anymore they're working on contacts

[@TammyCostelloTheDreamKeeper]

They need to fix the field of view before I will buy one.

[@sirsmigglebottom2478]

Well, us consumers can't get it for a while anyways, so I guess they have time to improve that for us.

[@RealStuntPanda]

+Tammy “TheDreamKeeper” Costello You're absolutely correct. AR and VR need to encompass a 180 degree field of vision and must be imperceptible from our natural abilities before they will become ubiquitous.

[@0987arjun]

+Tammy “TheDreamKeeper” Costello it needs more finishing..too ...its a little laggy

[@nolanblew]

+Arjun Sangitrao Not laggy at all. I got to play with one for a few days at Build last week -- you don't notice any lag even if you violently shake your head. FOV is a technical problem cuz the screen it projects the holograms on needs to be completely flat. I'm sure Microsoft or someone else will come up with a better way of projecting the holograms in the future to be able to project it onto a curved surface

[@BioClone]

+Nolan Blew I think they can do something using the same way the VR headsets do that, for example using the same principles that the fresnel lenses uses

[@otatoPotato]

Does it do *SnoopaVision*?

[@MATTINTEXAS19]

+Mustafa Shakir It isn't made by Google...

[@ncdfan]

+Mustafa Shakir It's 4:20 somewhere

[@swordchicken5629]

Mustafa Shakir snoopavision is nothing but an april fools day joke that involves Snoop Dogg.

[@Vegitobluuuuu]

YU-GI-OH! HERE WE GO !!!!!!

[@bbvcdfvv2753]

Martino Martino Good joke made me laugh

[@shoccoethecoolguy6157]

And SAO

[@jon-unicorn-doxxer]

@@shoccoethecoolguy6157 i thought SAO is more of an VR than AR?

[@shoccoethecoolguy6157]

Jon N your right

[@TheDorianTube]

PRetty cool to play cards with this thing

[@RealStuntPanda]

Great info, big thumbs up. I think VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) are two completely different experiences and aren't competitive. I believe we'll use them in different ways. AR will allow us to interact with our existing environments in amazing ways while VR will allow us to envision completely new environs. I think they're both important and can't wait to see consumer uses for AR.

[@Shaykh-Waleed-White]

No.

[@RealStuntPanda]

@@Shaykh-Waleed-White Yes. And now I've been proven right. So again, yes.

[@Shaykh-Waleed-White]

@@RealStuntPanda It must have been extremely weird seeing a comment pop from something you wrote almost a decade ago

[@RealStuntPanda]

​@@Shaykh-Waleed-White That's what I thought when I heard, "Hi Dad, I'm your son."

[@Shaykh-Waleed-White]

@@RealStuntPanda 😂😂

[@darthtelly]

this was uploaded april first, is this video real

[@JEFFYSGAMINGCHANNEL]

yes

[@marceloleon17]

+Jeffy's Gaming Channel SML FTW

[@Tofuey]

+lost road? wtf?

[@rashidsalim793]

Is this video SnoopaVision friendly :) ?

[@cumill9]

+Rashid Salim xD

[@Aetohatir]

+Rashid Salim rashidoooooooooooooo

[@nukmuk]

No, but it will be in 5.11.2034.

[@-TJ-]

+NUKMUK mine says 2190...

[@nukmuk]

TurtleSpice It changes every time you reload the page

[@Kirodev]

It's just the 3DS Face Raiders game but strapped to your face.

[@samquattrociocchi4427]

No it's completely different. For starters, the 3D is much better. The resolution is also much better for the graphics. The real world itself also looks infinitely better since it is the actual real world, not one seen through a camera. Last but not least hololens actually maps the world around you. 3DS just uses your world as a background for a spherical game.

[@Pandabearmadness]

I can't wait until this becomes contact lenses

[@CrazyAlexer]

Pandabearmadness XD

[@Remington-wl7jp]

Pandabearmadness That would be sick. You could just sit in class and watch KZbin and noone would notice.

[@games1004]

+Raine Man But what if someone pranked one of those KZbin videos and put a jumpscare in it like one of those horror characters? Closing your eyes wouldn't help because some red color (blood red I might add) would still pass through. A big 'ol box of "nope" for the contact lens version. I'd stick with the glasses/swim-goggles size version, thanks. ;-)

[@JapanWalkerJJ]

Raine Man But if the teacher looked closely to your eyes, they can see a tiny digital screen lol and they caught you

[@mono-k]

Pandabearmadness I'll go to school

[@chickenballs-balls]

the kid fell, lelz

[@sylarstrange49]

what is "lelz" ?

[@chickenballs-balls]

a retarded version of lol, but I like it.

[@mssburr]

poor kid.... nobody rushed to pick the kid up....

[@vppgod8953]

mss burr yeah they did they just ended the video or clip. You can see them rushing over just before they end the clip.

[@lin16826]

Kino Uy

[@odellbaughcumjr5674]

I know what some people are gonna do when they get their hands on it...you know who you are ;3

[@Katzelle3]

Don't do that. Outside spectators are able to see what you see.

[@zapbull7012]

+Katzelle3 hahahah

[@nitinraj2045]

@@Katzelle3 no. Only users wearing hololens can see it

[@nitinraj2045]

I get your meaning. Thanks for suggesting xd :)

[@Katzelle3]

@@nitinraj2045 No, the projected image is visible from the outside. It's just as awkward as having headphones that leak sound.

[@theDudeOfDudes]

If this was made by Apple: "omg, best thing evaaar!"

[@miatamike93]

If apple made it, it would have sucked.

[@Dev_skoll]

+TheDudeofDudes LOL, Apple is a big piece of shit. Waist of money, and fails at every product they make. Apple fanboys are a bunch of nagging pricks too.

[@miatamike93]

+Bryce Fountain I couldn't have said it better myself

[@hyperwave4066]

+Bryce Fountain yup you just about covered it all

[@miatamike93]

+Subline Records Indeed

[@Lyko941]

HoloLens, Xbox One also Windows 10. Is the awesome Windows

[@aerothekitty8630]

+AppleMurphy If you like having to purchase all of your apps through a monopolized, tightly enforced app-store that limits your options, sure thing. But if you like buying any games you want, I think you'll refrain from getting W10 and just stick with Steam for your PC games. UWP is a disaster and even Gabe Newell and the CEO of Epic Games are speaking against it, among others. If you enjoy the freedom of the PC platform, buoycott W10 and fight for your freedom. Windows is becoming iOS 0.5.

[@mattsickwitit]

I can't wait for this to come out. Excited to code with this and use this on projects and designing new circuitry.

[@scottyrob82]

This along with solid works or auto cad for work would be a dream come true. Being able to take a 3D model and look at a virtual 1:1 model and make changes would make work so much easier.

[@ThatBulgarian]

The actual fov is what ruins this product

[@leonscott543]

+ThatBulgarian Nothing ruins this product. Just like every technology we've ever made, things will get better..... fast. Given that there is really no viable competition on the face of the earth..... this product is golden. The field of view will get better as power efficiency gets better and as micro chips get more powerful. No worries.

[@jjonalim]

+ThatBulgarian Look at the first iphone and the smartphones these days; the first playstation and the gaming console/pc these days. Things get better real quick so chill mann

[@ANewEvilRising]

its still pretty damn useful and impressive regardless of that fov. revolutionary some would say.

[@Doctorcraft773]

+ThatBulgarian Yes, I agree! If the FOV took up the entire length and width of the goggles, it would be WAY better!

[@TheZaman_]

you already try Hololens?

[@jakobh.4422]

what are the specs and the things that are hollowed up, from 1:01 looks pretty decent, but there where also indication of not that solid an pretty pixelated some of the things being casted up and with an roughness that would make it annoying for general use...

[@floatbob4281]

+Jakob H. it would be very hard to record this stuff.

[@Change-Maker]

I believe the Meta glasses are better, especially because of their superior Hand tracking, which not only allows natural hand movements that a grandma can figure out but also other peoples hands who are not wearing the glasses to interact, i.e. its good enough to track multiple sets of hands.

[@theyungcaboose2324]

Hey, the reason for the pixilation and the bad frame rate or the hololens was simply because they actually had to plug this into a special pc to record this with a screen recorder, where as in a demo by Microsoft they are using specially built cameras that are really expensive to record the use of the device. Also, the device they are using here is a development edition for the general public, where as Microsoft will be using the absolute latest prototype builds. The finished product will be much better than what is seen in this video!

[@SwiftNap]

Ultra Styles is right, the processing power required to live record anything on a PC is not negligible and is most likely the reason for the poor quality displayed in this video

[@LXIVGOLD]

This is awesome, for 1st Gen it's a very impressive effort. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this project

[@Mrjimmybuckets24]

Wow…we have certainly come a long way from the early days of computing and visual interfaces…amazing to be around to see this stuff come to life.

[@CumputersRULE]

Imagine when it crashes.

[@natemob1]

xd

[@chaspen2843]

It would probably act like steamVR and everything except your room would just fade out if it does crash

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

ouch

[@Lezmier]

2:25 Oh you just did not take a jab at Oculus, thats too high a level for you kid!

[@daynerogers8133]

+Lezmier It's not a jab, it's just pointing out the fundamental difference between AR and VR.

[@bryanleebmy]

+Lezmier You seen overly sensitive about anything Oculus...

[@Lezmier]

+Bryan Lee Sigh, you must have caught me on one of Oculus® videos, its soon to be a second life after all. VR is gonna make an impact so big like touch screens did. You will understand then lol.

[@daynerogers8133]

No VR and AR are both revolutionary but they're going to be used for different things. I think VR is better suited for gaming and AR is better for average every day usage

[@bryanleebmy]

Lezmier Nothing wrong with caring for a company you like, but no this is the first time I've ever met you online hahas. What gave you away was defending Oculus against a jab that only existed in your own.

[@MaxPSVR]

We have been showcasing this at our Hackstock event. Got the loop space set up and the holo portal worked incredibly well

[@stewdean]

Question - how does it do darker than background overlays? I can understand how it adds light but how does it block light? Also does it allow focusing on different points like the magic leap or is it a fix plane like the google glass?

[@VREmirate]

For 3k this is not going to be a consumer product for years

[@ziadmessi9434]

+New Boss Media they say it's gonna be much much cheaper when they release it to the market

[@anthonywhite9341]

+New Boss Media it's 3k for developer kit. The actual device itself will be way cheaper when released to the masses.

[@clamo6362]

+Anthony White : this is microsoft yer talking about. cheap isn't in there vocabulary.

[@anthonywhite9341]

+clamo6362 nah, that's Apple.

[@UniverseGOD2525]

+clamo6362 you mean apple. Microsoft products are affordable to more masses than apple

[@matsta177]

I fucking hate april fools. It just fucks everything I watch for a day

[@DreamStepper]

I can truly see a future for this. What makes this a much more attractive device than VR in its current state is the fact it's a completely untethered experience.

[@jonnycat6a517]

This could be a game changer for engineering and classroom science. I’ve tried this device many times and I’m a big fan.

[@saeedkhan4302]

This literally looks shit in terns if graphics totally different than what they show in their preview of it

[@xBINARYGODx]

+Saeed Khan it also looks like crap HERE compared to everyone else who has similar videos from the same event. Take that how you will.

[@alexmercer936]

Saeed Khan they are upgrading it

[@ZachDaChampion]

That game reminds me of that face shooting thing on the 3ds

[@TheWannaBees101]

It's a wonderful start! :) Hope to see better and better applications of this from different companies

[@tamasmarcuis4455]

I have a jeweller's magnifiers that come on a head set quite similar to the head set shown here. It has the annoying habit of sliding forward with the weight of the lens mount. You can as that shown tighten the loop to grip your head but this uncomfortable and also ends up slipping. My solution was to put a metal weight at the back matching the weight of the lens mount . Now it just balances without sliding down on to my nose and does not have to be tight just comfortably snug.

[@Tofuey]

This is literally something our of science fiction.

[@nivbration]

What about Blue Screen of Death?

[@vickylance]

+Nirav Hmm ...thats a good question

[@0xEmmy]

Also, is there a prescription option, or does it fit over one's glasses? Or does it completely disregard the visually impaired?

[@Gummypuss]

Just curious can it still be used much like a PS VR headset if you only can see out of one eye? I really hope it still works cause this looks pretty cool. I'm blind in my left eye and Sony's VR works for me just wondering if this will too?

[@s_kokkalis]

The field of view is a problem.

[@PresidentialWinner]

Yeah! I tried it some time ago and i was super pumped up, but alas.. what a letdown.

[@shariq5261]

PresidentialWinner i was considering getting one. I hope you wouldnt mind spending some time to tell me what to expect?

[@pumpuppthevolume]

Guy with Games..... thousands of developers r uploading demos daily and there r reviews .....it's not really for the average consumer ....and the next generation will be out in q1 of 2019

[@nathantiffen5158]

Guy with Games Yeah I would only purchase this headset if you are a developer for headsets and/or applications. For an average consumer I would wait until the tech gets better in a few years. This is due to the headset having a small field of view and a slower refresh rate than I’d say it should have. But if you can’t wait I highly recommend a VR headset (HTC Vive or Oculus) to get started with different realities.

[@justoio2757]

+Aging Reversed What do u mean ?

[@PocketMotion05]

Please don't tell me that it's April fools joke because it post on April 1st

[@lheadshots2976]

No it's not, it's all over the news and KZbin videos, but that's just coincidence that it was posted on that day.

[@HuxleyComm]

I just put one of these on and tried it and it was awesome. Complete game changer.

[@tacticalkyuubi8147]

make these into contact lenses or normal sized glasses and im sold.

[@Seanster_94]

it will be a while before they can make into just a normal pair of glasses, let along contact lenses....but it'll be awesome when it does happen

[@LiEnby]

windows 10 spying on an all new level... but i still want it

[@Bhatakti_Hawas]

How does the guy on other side of skype see u??

[@joshsawesomeroom7631]

he sees what the wearer is looking at via the cameras on the front

[@joshsawesomeroom7631]

PsychoTech ARMS each person sees what the other is looking at

[@googert6407]

can you please send me the website to order one I would like to demonstrate a few options that I have that you guys might like

[@wyattcusick5824]

Can u connect multiple together so if you effect something on yrs someone els who is linked with u will see it if they come to the area u put it in

[@jaceh4942]

I'd rather just take some acid

[@antrodaze910]

+Jace Hendricks hmmm......

[@musicextrasandremixes9866]

No ones stopping you

[@musicextrasandremixes9866]

Sylvester Huknhiem (don't actually do it)

[@eclecticjon1019]

Wow, the red mark it left across that guys forehead. That's got to be unpleasant to wear.

[@leonscott543]

+Eclectic Jon 101 Actually people said it feels really comfortable compared to previous versions.... but that it still left a mark on your head which naturally happens when you are cutting off blood circulation no matter the head gear.

[@gustlschnitzelmoser455]

There seems to be a significant lag in the interface interactions. Is it as noticable in actual use?

[@Fals3Agent]

2:15 you're right nilay that IS crazy

[@ironzingotz]

Anyone else notice April 1st? just me? ok

[@juliogol80]

Am I the only one who finds these kinda.....creepy?

[@kristiandvd]

Yes

[@alldattalk]

+Julio De La Torre yes x2

[@AlzdemX]

No

[@pumpuppthevolume]

+Julio De La Torre yes

[@mako4118]

+Julio De La Torre Having a hackable device with a camera on your head at all times, tnx but ill pass...

[@codyzelmer]

Does the display crash too? Like it does on regular windows 10? If so how does that feel?

[@MuddinNYC]

At least there isn't a spinning rainbow cause it froze opening a new tab. Ah the 90s. I'm sorry I had to.

[@leepainter4125]

I understand that they need to set the field of veiw so small so you can see the real world, but they need to make it the enitre lens and then you can adjust it in settings to suit your needs, like say if your house was mostly open and you have a good memory of everything you could make it the full lense and not have to worry about tables or chairs being covered, or if you did have them you could set it to what it is now

[@trongvongbankinh]

graphic is not really good !

[@legolas7r]

I agree , the graphics are indeed poor on this device.

[@lXPrefire]

Nguyen Manh I think it is because. they are recording with the decice itself

[@darksunrise957]

+Nguyen Manh Well, it's the very first version. Like the Oculus DK1, it pretty much sucks. Give it time. XD

[@AssistiveDesktop]

+Nguyen Manh they are recording, which halves the fps to 30 from 60 and disables things like anti-aliasing. hence the black and edgy edges.

[@user-jh3mu5nb1g]

+Jordi Santina This is far from the first version; however, it appears that they have made it work with mobile processors and batteries, rather than tethering it to a massive gaming PC like the Oculus, so the graphics are understandably less intricate.

[@xXnazmanXx]

meh, in short, we still need better technology for this to actually works

[@overcookednutsacksandwich4821]

They have the technology but, it would be ridiculously expensive. It's $600 as of now.

[@xXnazmanXx]

Ssuperbom well thats what I mean, we need better technology to limit down the cost of making it

[@bobhope5274]

I'm pretty sure that NASA scientists are actually using this technology for exploring Mars.

[@apfelschorle1988]

This is just the first of it's type. In five years this will be awesome.

[@ikeorch7]

Was this at a demo home? It is the same place as the Ars video, or are the companies the same?

[@KairosTemporalis]

Love the idea. Hate the implementation. Not as cool as I thought.

[@victorwesterlund4826]

+Jamaar DeBoise Yea. Microsoft and pretty much every big tech company expects developers to shape the products they make. So why can't the make products that consumers ACTUALLY would buy? I'm a developer AND a realist. The FOV problem is what for the most part will limit the sales of this product. (And perhaps its price, but that's totally understandable and not something that really can change) No one wants to experience holograms in a small rectangle. I could imagine myself using this (if the quality and color feedback is fine, which I'm told it is) with a mouse and keyboard, then using the hololens as big monitors,or maybe a large TV in the couch watching a movie. I want to do neither of those with a limited FOV. Never

[@georgeking7438]

Agreed, but it is the dev version, which are always kind of shit

[@paulnorris1]

field of view was really disappointing 3.00

[@jfarrell85]

Whats the hand signal for CTRL ALT DEL???

[@saintburton1037]

This will be the best V. Reality headset once things get rolling... for many reasons, especially its engineering design.

[@mr.hamboy]

Lemme guess........$50,000,000,000,000,000?

[@SkyZombieStyle]

+that guy 3000

[@christianfabien7193]

+SkyZombieStyle at the Microsoft HQ it was 5000 and I live right across the street

[@antdx316]

Wow it's bad. Really bad. The graphics and frame rate. If they cant muster out better quality it seems the AR world isn't really going to get far at all. :(

[@michael16james]

+Anthony Abelardo Just like mobile phones graphics 10 years ago. Give this tech a few years and it will be much greater. Think of mobile phones and all their processing power, screen resolution and overall in functionality in 2006 compared to them in 2016 - A top end smartphone reaches the raw power of an average consumer computer from 2006 while acing it in functionality. I am super excited for AR and VR technologies, the stuff we see today is so basic compared to what we will see in 10 years.

[@antdx316]

Michael James I agree. Nvidia is releasing a new architecture later this year which is like way higher in scale than their previous generations at time frame segments. The manufacturing and engineering is there but they keep milking and drawing out the money milking machine. The graphic processing engineers probably found out the potential of VR and don't want to keep drawing it out for too long. Say they have the plans for 20 years but then they cut it to 10 and because the demand is so high for VR people will have no problem investing in top-end computing graphic processing capability so they invest as much as smart phones every year or 2 then the actual plans get inflated to 40 years as you could never go too fast in VR because more immersion would exist but the reality is, it will happen.

[@Rich-cb6gp]

You know that this is not the final product right? It's still in development. They gave them to devs because they want to see want changes they need to make and how to improve it.

[@Rich-cb6gp]

+richard farat what*

[@luc6864]

the graphics are better than portrayed in this video, the framerate seems low because the video is in 30fps. In reality the framerate is really fluent

I see you both wearing a headset, can you "interact" with the same objects? IE if one of you puts an object in the room, can the other person see it? Are they linked somehow to each other?

[@DavidAimi]

Big fan of your videos keep up the good work

[@Skippa21]

Make a naruto app so i can make a chidory

[@ModularIsl]

really shitty graphics in there

[@dethswurl117]

It's still in like alpha so hopefully it gets better

[@ModularIsl]

its just very jittery. but their meta2 sdk is rolling out to developers in q3 so maybe theres hope

[@theyungcaboose2324]

its just the recording software they used, the product will differ from this video. Microsoft used special cameras dedicated to recording the hololens, also they are using an old version of the prototype hololens

[@ModularIsl]

if thats true then this will be rather excitiing. sorry for my shitty attitude. I just expect a ~$1000 machine to perform better.

[@theyungcaboose2324]

Understandable, although the actual device on release will not be that expensive. The development edition is more expensive for the time being. It has been confirmed that the actual release price will be far below this price range, and more on par with the surfaces price, so as not to make it look like a luxury item. If you want to see true quality specs with the latest hardware and software, then check out the Microsoft demos which will show the true quality and sleekness of the device. Also, not shown is that there games like Minecraft available on release that will connect to the windows 10 edition and pocket edition, if you are into that kind of thing.

[@HunterGeophysicsAustralia]

Any idea how this feels wearing the HoleLens 2 all day? Comfortable or uncomfortable? Too heavy? Or are they good to wear?

[@AdnanAhmed]

Is the video feed that much laggy to the wearer or just due to the way it captured?

[@kcmo9753]

One of the biggest surprises to me in this video is that Nilay didn't know who Tom was.

[@gowiththeflow363]

Would I be able to run a EXE file on this or hook up a controller?

[@georgechild4033]

You should also add a option to make the view bigger because older people or people with sight problems can see it better

[@fion3943]

We need AR in our lives, merging cyberspace with the real world. So much more productive, convenient and immersive. It's a heck of an experience, that's for sure.

[@10alvolio74]

What is the battery on this?

[@ClintonsingsOfficial]

Is this possible to buy

[@gordonmccann6309]

finally a decent review and not a MS advert mashup. I am curious to know more about 3D modeling capabilities with this. It woudl be great to see an actual tutorial application of how this might work with the proprietary software. Will it plug in to 3D max or Rhino or something like that? Or sketchup?

[@christopherbsavage]

Will this work with Windows phone when they update to Windows10?

[@omarpixel9176]

Kudos to her for calling it an AR Headset and not a VR Headset.

[@zachster2016]

imagine how packed it would be if they made holo lens even better more realistic, and built a huge farmland sized building mapping out entire video games like skyrim, I hope they make something like that while I'm still alive xD

[@Mira-Hime]

Hopefully they will increase the feild of view on the official release

[@IAmSamThatIAM]

O.k, Where is it now, and is the cost of it went down? I really want it to play with it in public.

[@hellboy6507]

So, where can I try one?

[@momogames2705]

sooo when is it gonna be out

[@TheReck12]

Since I was little I always wanted something like this. Maybe a decade from now they'll figure out how to make it small enough for sunglasses or something

[@JuanPellat]

Is that low framerate due to the video captured or it doesnt show while you use it

[@martinakarate9303]

+Juan Pellat Please don't waste your time with this poorly made video. The are many good reviews out there right now.

[@JuanPellat]

any links?

[@AssistiveDesktop]

+Juan Pellat yes fps goes from 60 to 30 when recording. also things like anti-aliasing is turned off

[@JuanPellat]

can i get a link of a good video?

[@blackryan5291]

I thought she was going to say you won't hurt yourself running into a wall. I did not expect to hear you won't hurt yourself leaning on a table with it followed by someone trying to lean on a virtual table. That was cute.

[@bennylava14]

The music you used seems like a nod to Adrian Younge's production on 'Bilal - Sirens II'

[@AtticTapes14]

Looks pretty cool futuristic

[@abbashachem88]

can you buy this