Microsoft introduced HoloLens augmented reality glasses



    Microsoft HoloLens, a new gadget presented by the company at the presentation of Windows 10 , caused a storm of positive reviews among those who managed to try it on themselves. The gadget is glasses for creating augmented reality. Wearing glasses, you can work with virtual objects that are displayed on top of real, visible through the transparent lenses of the glasses. It will be possible to control in the virtual world with the help of gestures and voice commands.



    At the presentation, Alex Kipman and other members of the Studio C development team presented examples of working with glasses, including watching a 3D video and creating a three-dimensional model of a quadrocopter in a special editor. The developers said that the created models can be immediately sent to a 3D printer. The pre-printed quadcopter model was then shown to an enthusiastic audience.



    In fact, the device does not create holograms, but simply uses a stereo image to create such an impression, coupled with tracking eye movements. To create augmented reality, the device does not need additional cameras, sensors, or even a computer connection. The eyewear called Windows Holographic will be supported by all devices running on Windows 10.



    The device has already become interested in NASA, and together with Jet Propulsion Labs, technology is already being developed that will allow controlling the Martian Rover using augmented reality. For example, scientists will be able to walk on the virtual surface of Mars and mark the surface places that interest them, which the rover will have to explore.



    The developers are confident that Windows Holographic and glasses will be available simultaneously with Windows 10. The system API will be included in the OS, and the platform will be open to third-party developers of both software and hardware.

    Arstechnica Resource Browser, who managed to try the glasses on himself, spoke about the extraordinary sensation of "falling into the future." Augmented reality allowed him to see, along with real objects, towers from Minecraft, Skype windows and even the surface of Mars. According to him, virtual objects are clearly and clearly visible and look almost opaque, which creates a sense of their “reality”.



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