With HoloLens, Microsoft Aims To Avoid Google's Mistakes

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And by mistakes, I'm pretty sure they mean no one wants their early adopter customers to be referred to as Glassholes. Personally, I really like where HoloLens is headed and I could actually see myself using a pair if Microsoft can deliver on its promises.

"They’re taking a more measured approach with HoloLens, and it’s the right strategy," said Tipatat Chennavasin, general partner at the Venture Reality Fund, which invests in augmented-reality and virtual-reality start-ups. "You don’t want to over hype it and get people very disappointed, and that’s what happened with Google Glass."
 
I'm not sure why they're even trying to compare the two. They're wildly different products designed for two different purposes. Google Glass was essentially a mobile interface to the internet that didn't require you taking your phone from your pocket (like a more ambitious Wear device). The HoloLens isn't designed to be portable. It requires a connection to a power source and a fairly hefty computer to work. No one is going to wear a HoloLens on the street anymore than they would a Vive.
 
Dwango said:
The HoloLens isn't designed to be portable. It requires a connection to a power source and a fairly hefty computer to work. No one is going to wear a HoloLens on the street anymore than they would a Vive.
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HoloLens isn't supposed tethered, it's a standalone computing device.
 
The HoloLens is a completely stand alone device - an actual computer that you stick on your head (running a version of Windows 10). You're not tethered to anything and it has pretty good battery life (if you use it all day, sure, you're going to have to charge it).
 
I won't buy it until they get the whole FOV thing taken care of. I want full screen holograms.
 
Could they make the thing look any dorkier? I'm not sure I could resist the urge to give someone wearing these dork goggles an atomic wedgie.
 
Somehow I doubt looking like a dork will be the biggest concern.

"Over time, less expensive hardware would create a larger market," he said, adding he expected the first consumer HoloLens to be priced under $1,500.
 
Dwango said:
I'm not sure why they're even trying to compare the two. They're wildly different products designed for two different purposes. Google Glass was essentially a mobile interface to the internet that didn't require you taking your phone from your pocket (like a more ambitious Wear device). The HoloLens isn't designed to be portable. It requires a connection to a power source and a fairly hefty computer to work. No one is going to wear a HoloLens on the street anymore than they would a Vive.
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Don't kid yourself. That isn't MS end game for this tech. Sure the first consumer product out the door may very well be aimed at offices. The early testing hardware may have been wired I doubt highly the shipping product will be, as other have said their current gen dev is standalone. The dev kit runs on a laptop system if I'm not mistaken. They fully intend to ship this for a phone if not first gen, by the second. MS isn't stupid they know it could put them back in the mobile sector and they have lost this cycle and likely the next as well, this could leap frog them back in the game. They need to beat google/apple/samsung to the punch on this everyone is working on the same thing even if there not parading it for shareholders. They can easily find their entire consumer market evaporated with in a matter of years if they don't have a good alt setup to shipping samsungvr ect.

Google just added VR backend to android... they did that for a reason. Apple has been quite on VR, I wouldn't doubt as early as Iphone7 apple tried to get in on it with something like the SamsungVR.

I would suggest its the Samsung VR that MS is really trying to head off. I know that sounds crazy to most of us... that SamsungVR causes MS sleepless nights, think about it though. Imagine a third gen SamsungVR that is tethered to a more Glass like setup. Its only a year or two out at most. When that ships even more people will see no value at all in traditional desktops and laptops. I am pulling for MS on this though, I love the idea of an augmented desktop setup. The hololens seems far more useful then a rift or vive, not much use for the current VR sets other then gaming.
 
And there is another pic of that blonde chick.

1500 bucks huh, not bad. I did not know that it would be a self contained computer... it's too soon for me to really look it up, considering it's price. I'll probably end up getting it when it comes down in price.

That said, if it is a self contained computer, then I hope we can stream or connect it up to a beefy computer so that once new tech comes out, it won't be a parley trick, but something still viable.
 
Dwango said:
I'm not sure why they're even trying to compare the two. They're wildly different products designed for two different purposes. Google Glass was essentially a mobile interface to the internet that didn't require you taking your phone from your pocket (like a more ambitious Wear device). The HoloLens isn't designed to be portable. It requires a connection to a power source and a fairly hefty computer to work. No one is going to wear a HoloLens on the street anymore than they would a Vive.
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Google Glass came out before Google Wear; Wear is essentially Glass on your wrist (which is actually a better place than up and to the right) with the APIs ready to be used. Glad to see Microsoft is being relatively low key about HoloLens.
 
Damn, even with the silly looking goggles, she's hot.
 
I do want to check out the HoloLens. The demos look great. The place I work usually gets stuff like this, but no HoloLens yet...
 
Well, it is a good thing that you are supposed to use this in your house... where no one can see you, because that thing is smugly.
 
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