Microsoft Hololens: Fully wireless, range up to 5.5 hours
Microsoft provides more technical details on the display augmented reality Hololens. It starts with the figure for the autonomy that will reach the maximum value of 5.5 hours and you get to be compatible with all Windows 10 applications.
Bruce Harris, a Microsoft Technical Evangelist, he shared interesting information on the augmented reality viewer Hololens, as part of an event held in Tel Aviv. A worthy intervention of attention, despite the arrival in the consumer market is yet to be determined. The holographic display of the Redmond, will be initially distributed only to developers during the quarter that has just begun.
The details provided by Harris include some hints about hardware and software features. The first note worthy of mention is the possibility of a viewer natively support any universal app developed for Windows 10. You will also be completely free from uncomfortable wiring: Microsoft Hololens is a completely wireless device and uses the Wi-Fi interfaces and Bluetooth to communicate.
Another interesting confirmation concerns the duration of the integrated battery in the viewer. The figure confirmed by Microsoft refers to the maximum value of 5.5 hours, set to fall up to 2.5 hours under full load conditions (please note that the viewer is a stand-alone device and also houses inside a CPU and GPU).
There’s also a reference to the viewing angle of the holograms produced by Hololens, described as similar to that offered by a 15″ monitor observed a little more than half a meter. A particular feature of the need to maintain relatively low hardware costs and provide a range of acceptable. In the future, with the aging of technology and with the reduction of production costs, the viewing angle will be progressively improved.
Microsoft Hololens will be produced in the first person from the house of Redmond, Harris adds, but not fully realized in the States such as the Surface Hub. Staying on the theme of hardware, also appears noteworthy reference to the possibility of link two Holens visions, in this way, two or more people will be able to observe the same holographic reality in the same instant.
Hololens remains one of the most ambitious projects of Microsoft and is intended for a long period of development and testing before making its entry into the consumer market. As said earlier, from the first quarter of 2016 developers interested in building apps to its full potential can proceed with the purchase. An important first step to determine the success of Hololens, as even the most advanced and innovative hardware threatens to become a mere exercise in style if not properly supported with software able to enhance it.
