From ComputerWorld: Microsoft this week unveiled a slimmed-down, more powerful and easier-to-use HoloLens headset as it aims to boost uptake of its “mixed reality” technology by businesses.
The HoloLens 2 was introduced by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Sunday; it builds on the original HoloLens, which launched in 2016.
With the new device, Microsoft promises a more immersive and comfortable user experience thanks to a range of hardware improvements and a richer software ecosystem.
Analysts say the new device could build momentum for augmented reality (AR) technology that has so far failed to get serious traction.
“HoloLens is the major shift that the AR industry has needed,” said Anshel Sag, analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. “It has so many of the key technologies that I see as needing to be standard for the future of XR.”
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