Remember thinking about whether to hit the right or left mouse button when clicking on something in the early days of computing? Now that holograms are our future, we’re going to have to… Read More
It has been more than a year since Microsoft announced the HoloLens, and we’ve seen an impressive range of on-stage demos since then. But Microsoft has closely controlled the experience so far. Today, that’s starting to… Read More
HoloLens development kits are going out sometime this spring, but there are still plenty of mysteries surrounding how the augmented reality headset will work, both in terms of a user… Read More
Microsoft this morning posted an initial picture of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly wearing the company’s HoloLens holographic headset on the International Space Station — part of a collaboration between the Redmond… Read More
Microsoft’s Alex Kipman showed off the most detailed demo of the HoloLens yet during a TED talk in Vancover, B.C., on Tuesday — demonstrating not just an augmented reality, but a form… Read More
While the initial rollout of Google Glass may have been a disaster, with much of the focus centering on Glassholes and a lack of ongoing interest from higher-ups, Google hasn’t… Read More
Up until now, the “second-screen” experience while watching a live sports event on TV typically revolves around accessing apps like Twitter or services like ESPN GameCast on your smartphone, tablet, or… Read More
Tim Cook thinks virtual reality is cool, and it looks like his company does, too. “In terms of virtual reality, no, I don’t think it’s a niche,” the Apple CEO… Read More
The International Space Station’s astronauts got their Christmas presents early today, in the form of HoloLens augmented-reality headsets from Microsoft and more than 7,000 pounds of other nice stuff, courtesy… Read More
After waiting out Florida’s weather for three days, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket lofted supplies to the International Space Station today for the first time ever. The Atlas rose from… Read More
HoloLens project manager Varun Mani uploaded a video of himself playing Halo with the augmented reality device this past week. The short video shows Mani playing Halo on the TV,… Read More
The HoloLens has yet to land in developers’ hands, but Microsoft is already teasing how the tech may look when it finally ships to consumers with a set of videos… Read More
Amazon has shown interest in augmented reality for a while, but on Tuesday the company was awarded a set of patents that reveal its most ambitious visions for the technology… Read More
Microsoft has laid off 60 people working on the HoloLens augmented reality headset in Israel as the company concentrates development efforts in the U.S., according to reports in TechCrunch and… Read More
Microsoft introduced another potential use for its HoloLens augmented reality headset on Monday, this time showing how engineers and industrial designers could use the technology to shape new devices. Designers have… Read More
Volvo says I saw the future of car dealerships earlier today. I was invited to sit on a sofa in a virtual showroom. I was wearing Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality… Read More
Virtual reality may be the next big thing, with the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR and even Google Cardboard bringing digital three-dimensional worlds to life. But all that may just be… Read More
In June, Microsoft and NASA announced a partnership to send the HoloLens to space. However, the unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying the initial units to the International Space Station disintegrated on launch.… Read More
We’ve already seen some awesome applications for the HoloLens, from teaching a reporter how to replace a light switch to a full-on Minecraft demo at E3. But for Microsoft’s holographic headset to be… Read More
Two HoloLens headsets are going to the International Space Station. NASA and Microsoft announced today that they are working together on a project called Sidekick, which pairs ground-based experts with orbiting… Read More
The wearable device market is forecasted to nearly triple this year, driven by sub-$100 activity trackers, according to a report by IDC. In 2016, high-end options like the Apple Watch and… Read More
Minecraft, meet HoloLens. At the big E3 video game conference today, Microsoft showed off a neat demo of a Minecraft game the company is building specifically for HoloLens, its new blended reality… Read More
A new Microsoft patent shows how a head-mounted display could transform the experience of reading books — synchronizing a virtual character’s movements and lips to match the words being read aloud from… Read More
My first experience with Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality headgear left me feeling hopeful about the hardware’s opportunity as a platform for developers, thanks to all the work Microsoft has done… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – It takes a special kind of person to encourage a room full of journalists to blow up the furniture around them, but Brandon Bray is just that kind… Read More
Microsoft gave a new demonstration of its HoloLens holographic headset at its Build conference in San Francisco today, showing how a user at home will be able to interact with… Read More
Microsoft has taken over San Francisco’s Moscone West convention center this week for Build, a three day extravaganza for developers who work on its platforms. The company is kicking it… Read More
Mike Ey, a 30-year-old software engineer working on Microsoft’s HoloLens project, was killed on Saturday after another driver rear-ended him going 100 miles an hour. Ey’s friends, who spoke to KIRO-TV, remembered the man… Read More
Down in the basement of a Microsoft building this afternoon, I put on the headset and looked around. Suddenly a Minecraft-style world appeared on the floor, table and benches around me, with… Read More