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Microsoft Announces $3,500 HoloLens 2 With Wider Field of View and Other Improvements

Accepted submission by takyon at 2019-02-24 21:54:35
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Microsoft Reveals HoloLens 2 with More than 2x Field of View & 47 Pixels per-Degree [roadtovr.com]

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 [engadget.com].

See also: HoloLens 2 Specs Reveal 2–3 Hour 'Active' Battery Life, Optional Top Strap, & More [roadtovr.com]
Mozilla is bringing Firefox to Microsoft's HoloLens 2 [theverge.com]

Previously: HoloLens - Microsoft's Augmented Reality Product [soylentnews.org]
Microsoft Giving $500,000 to Academia to Develop HoloLens Apps [soylentnews.org]
Microsoft Announces Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, and HoloLens Dev Edition [soylentnews.org]
Microsoft HoloLens and its 24-Core Chip [soylentnews.org]
HoloLens 2 to Include Machine Learning Accelerated Hardware [soylentnews.org]
Ford Using Microsoft HoloLens to Help Design Cars [soylentnews.org]
Leaked Microsoft Documents Describe Plans for Surface Tablets, Xbox, "Andromeda", and HoloLens [soylentnews.org]
HoloLens to Assist Surgeons at UK's Alder Hey Children's Hospital [soylentnews.org]
U.S. Army Awards Microsoft a $480 Million HoloLens Contract [soylentnews.org]


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