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Microsoft Reveals HoloLens 2 with More than 2x Field of View & 47 Pixels per-Degree
Microsoft today revealed HoloLens 2 at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. The headset features a laser-scanning display which brings a field of view that's more than 2x the original HoloLens and 47 pixels per degree.
HoloLens visionary Alex Kipman took to the stage in Barcelona to introduce HoloLens 2 which addresses many of the key criticisms of the original headset: field of view, comfort, and hand-tracking.
Kipman says that HoloLens 2 "more than doubles" the field of view of the original HoloLens, though hasn't yet specified exactly what the field of view is. The original HoloLens field of view was around 35 degrees, so HoloLens 2 is expected to be around 70 degrees.
[...] HoloLens 2 is also designed to be more comfortable, with much of the headset's bulk balanced in the back of the headset. Kipman said HoloLens 2 "more than triples the comfort" over the original HoloLens... though the exact weight, and how they came to that specific figure, is unclear. Still, the front portion of the headset is said to be made entirely from carbon fiber to cut down on weight and offers a convenient flip-up visor.
HoloLens 2 also brings hand-tracking which goes much further than the coarse gesture control in the original headset. Now with full hand-tracking, users can interact much more directly with applications by touching, poking, and sliding controls directly rather than using abstract gestures.
Also at Engadget.
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(Score: 5, Informative) by takyon on Monday February 25 2019, @01:21AM
It's more than twice the field of view of HoloLens 1.
Typical first-gen VR headsets have had around 100-110 degrees field of view (usually measured diagonally). Ultimately they should reach 200-220 degrees horizontal FOV, and about 150 degrees vertical [soylentnews.org].
HoloLens is an AR headset, not VR. It's overlaying stuff on the real world. So it can get away with having a much lower FOV, although I would like to see it all the way up there so it could overlay stuff in your peripheral vision.
The $3,500 price doesn't matter because it will be sold to businesses and maybe a few devs. It's not for you. Microsoft learned the lessons of Google and wants to avoid Glasshole syndrome, so they made a device that is primarily for businesses, hospitals, etc.
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