If you look at MWC, Hololens seemed to impress everyone and stole the show.
If you walk down the street and ask people about it, they think you're a fruitcake who can't discern science fiction movies from reality. While it's the talk of a growing part of the techie culture, the techie culture is still very small.
That will be changing rapidly.
I, and many others who follow this expected a Hololens announcement early this year. When it was determined that Alex Kipman was going to be at MWC, most who follow the tech correctly expected that this would be the Hololens 2 reveal.
It was surprising that they didn't do a bigger launch and generate more buzz among the general public.
Apparently they're not ready for that, but they are ready to entice manufacturers and developers
Something is coming up, that should get a bit more attention: The April build of MS Windows. Hololens support DLLS arriving in the April build of Windows 10.
Windows just updates, and Hololens will apparently be included.
No idea if everyone will notice, but it's possible that Microsoft will start spreading the news through every desktop computer that uses Windows 10.
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Monday, February 25, 2019
Hololens news since announcement.... (will be updates)
Those of us who have been watching have a benefit now, the media isn't yet reporting where Hololens' laser scanning display is coming from.
Things will get very interesting if the tech reporters put pieces together, and then also see us at MWC with STM and Lidar and in the Blackview Phone.
Then they'll dig a little and see interactive display...
Things could start getting REALLY interesting....
I'd REALLY like to see this and will travel to do so... if anyone can get me hands on with one, I'm there...(Alaska Airlines?)
Clearly with Epic Games participating with Hololens, this will not be an enterprise only kind of device. I believe they were included on purpose to make that case clearly.
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Business Insider
Epic, the creator of "Fortnite," has thrown around its considerable weight to put pressure on Apple and Google, and the 30% cut that they take from most app transactions. Now, Epic is pledging long-term support for HoloLens, citing this policy of openness as a reason why.
But in a blink-and-you-miss-it moment that may have gone overlooked, chief HoloLens inventor Alex Kipman made another, related announcement that has much larger implications for the industry: Microsoft committed to allowing anybody to operate their own app store for the HoloLens or any Windows-powered headsets like it.
It's a commitment that comes among a broad discussion about the economics of smartphone app stores. Apple, in particular, has come under scrutiny for requiring developers to fork over 30% of most App Store transactions, while also disallowing competitors to open their own alternative iOS app storefronts.
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I also very much liked their emphasis on freedom. (not going to lock you in to Microsoft browser, etc. That developers will be able to sell without being funneled through Microsoft store first.
I also love that it's for people who DO stuff -- it helps people do things. Not for sitting at a desk working on a computer, it's for taking that kind of information with you when you go out to work with your hands.
The applications I think that can take Hololens mainstream quickly is using it to teach processes. (like the person installing truck interiors during the presentation.) If that becomes as seamless as I think it will be, it will be able to immensely improve human performance, and pay for itself very quickly.
And at 1:10 they start talking about the new display at the Verge... wonder when they'll figure out the connection.
"No competition for the next two years that can come close to this level of fidelity."
Things will get very interesting if the tech reporters put pieces together, and then also see us at MWC with STM and Lidar and in the Blackview Phone.
Then they'll dig a little and see interactive display...
Things could start getting REALLY interesting....
I'd REALLY like to see this and will travel to do so... if anyone can get me hands on with one, I'm there...(Alaska Airlines?)
Clearly with Epic Games participating with Hololens, this will not be an enterprise only kind of device. I believe they were included on purpose to make that case clearly.
*****
Business Insider
Epic, the creator of "Fortnite," has thrown around its considerable weight to put pressure on Apple and Google, and the 30% cut that they take from most app transactions. Now, Epic is pledging long-term support for HoloLens, citing this policy of openness as a reason why.
But in a blink-and-you-miss-it moment that may have gone overlooked, chief HoloLens inventor Alex Kipman made another, related announcement that has much larger implications for the industry: Microsoft committed to allowing anybody to operate their own app store for the HoloLens or any Windows-powered headsets like it.
It's a commitment that comes among a broad discussion about the economics of smartphone app stores. Apple, in particular, has come under scrutiny for requiring developers to fork over 30% of most App Store transactions, while also disallowing competitors to open their own alternative iOS app storefronts.
*****
I also very much liked their emphasis on freedom. (not going to lock you in to Microsoft browser, etc. That developers will be able to sell without being funneled through Microsoft store first.
I also love that it's for people who DO stuff -- it helps people do things. Not for sitting at a desk working on a computer, it's for taking that kind of information with you when you go out to work with your hands.
The applications I think that can take Hololens mainstream quickly is using it to teach processes. (like the person installing truck interiors during the presentation.) If that becomes as seamless as I think it will be, it will be able to immensely improve human performance, and pay for itself very quickly.
And at 1:10 they start talking about the new display at the Verge... wonder when they'll figure out the connection.
"No competition for the next two years that can come close to this level of fidelity."
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Hololens 2 -- Today (UPDATES)
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The VERGE HOLOLENS 2 Article
Then there’s power: lasers, oscillating mirrors, and custom chips to handle the computing for all of that must chew through battery. But Alam tells me that even with all of that, it still manages to require less power than the alternative. The mirrors oscillate in resonance, so it takes less energy to move them, sort of like they’re the fastest metronomes ever. Lasers are also less lossy than LEDs, and custom silicon can be optimized to its specific task.
Then there’s power: lasers, oscillating mirrors, and custom chips to handle the computing for all of that must chew through battery. But Alam tells me that even with all of that, it still manages to require less power than the alternative. The mirrors oscillate in resonance, so it takes less energy to move them, sort of like they’re the fastest metronomes ever. Lasers are also less lossy than LEDs, and custom silicon can be optimized to its specific task.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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