Microsoft Teases HoloLens 2

"Microsoft is expected to announce the next generation HoloLens headset at an already announced event on February 24, and the company's doing a bit more to stoke the flames," reports TechCrunch. One of the key people behind the original HoloLens, Alex Kipman, tweeted a video showing "vague forms of chips and cables [that] take shape out of melted ice, rocks and air," reports TechCrunch. From the report: The original headset was ahead of the mixed reality wave, but now that AR is starting to catch on all over the industry, the timing could be right for a big second-generation launch. Reports have suggested a Qualcomm 850 chip and new Project Kinect Sensors. The headset is also said to be cheaper and smaller than its developer-focused predecessor, which could put Microsoft in prime position to push augmented reality forward.

HL2.0

[zlives]

i for one am waiting for HL NT at the very least.

Could be big

[SuperKendall]

Having tried pretty much all of the VR and AR headsets, the one I thought had the most potential was actually the Hololens - only hampered by a really bad field of view limitation.

If they have improved on that a lot, I think a new Hololens could do really well, even if it's still expensive.

Remember an AR headset can do AR and VR, while a VR headset can only do VR...

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[HarrySquatter]

If they have improved on that a lot, I think a new Hololens could do really well, even if it's still expensive.

So they'll sell 4 instead of 2? No one wants to walk around with a headset on their face but out-of-touch nerds. AR is "big in the industry" and light on actual consumer sales.

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[Anonymous Coward]

This isn't google glass and it's not a consumer device (hence the reason there is not much in the way of consumer sales). It's used pretty extensively in the construction and manufacturing industries and improvements like a wider field of view will definitely help, it won't make it any more of a consumer device though but again that's not the target.

Idle Hands and all that Jazz

[Thud457]

Maybe I'll finally be able to learn to play "Grumpy Snail".

Well, they have always been a bit of a bully

[sjames]

Why are you hitting yourself?

Why are you hitting yourself?

Why are you hitting yourself?

Why are you hitting yourself?

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Please get a sense of humor!

Why are they investing in research when...

[snapsnap]

the start menu in Windows 10 often takes twenty+ minutes to show? They should invest in things that help most of their users.

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[gravewax]

HoloLens released and was apparently very successful. HoloLens was never a consumer device that you would see in stores or homes, it was for large enterprises usually in construction, manufacturing, engineering or architecture spaces.