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HoloLens 2, Microsoft’s “Mixed Reality” Headset, Finally Unveiled

Even though it took a while until it was confirmed, we knew all along that Microsoft would unveil the HoloLens 2. That is the next-generation “mixed reality” headset from the company which is hoped to change “the way work gets done.”

Compared to the original, Microsoft says it will be more comfortable and immersive, as well as provide “industry-leading value out of the box.” Its predecessor did not give an exact figure, but HoloLens 2 has more than double the field, but it never changes the 47 pixels per degree of sight. The experienced has been compared by the company with jumping from a 720p television to a 2K set for each eye. The device will track your retinas to know what are you looking at precisely.

A new “time-of-flight” depth sensor is used by HoloLens 2, and some fancy algorithms will track your hands without using controllers. Some interesting things were happening during a live demonstration of the device.

Microsoft finally unveiled its “mixed reality” headset, HoloLens 2

Various applications were yanked by Microsoft employee in 3D space such as a virtual piano and then the company’s take on Slack and Facebook Workplace, Microsoft Teams. Depending on what you want you can either use an entire fist or a single finger to push buttons and other interface elements that stay mid-air.

Thanks to its carbon fiber material the new “mixed reality” headset, HoloLens 2, should be more comfortable for you to wear, taking into consideration the fact that Microsoft has also improved thermal management. Similar to PlayStation VR, for tightening the main headband you will use dial and if you want to quickly concentrate on something else you can flip up the main visor.

Microsoft still targets enterprise customers with the HoloLens 2, and they were not shy to show that during the Mobile World Congress as the company went all in on how the new “mixed reality” headset would help businesses.

Henry R. Lares

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HP Works On A High-Resolution VR Headset For The Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality Platform

According to RoadToVR, HP is currently working on a high-resolution VR headset that the company plans to use with the Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality platform. It seems, also, that the upcoming HP VR Headset, codenamed “Copper,” would boast a higher res than the HTV Vive Pro. Besides, “Copper” seems more comfortable and user-friendly than all the other HP’s VR headsets.

At the moment, we don’t know when the new HP VR headset would roll out or at what price, but we do know that it would feature a resolution 2160 × 2160 pixels per eye. That’s higher res than those boasted by both HTC Vive Pro (14440 x 1600) and the Oculus Rift (1080 x 1200).

Besides HP, both Google and LG work on super high-resolution VR headsets, and both companies promised to come up with VR helmets with a resolution as high as 4,000 pixels per eye. At the moment, these devices are only prototypes, so it could take a while until we see them on the market.

HP Works On A High-Resolution VR Headset For The Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality Platform

The folks from RoadToVR have the opportunity to test the upcoming HP VR headset dubbed as “Copper.” According to them, Copper “has a distinct Rift-like look to it; a slim, top-strap design with sleek headphones attached to the headband.”

“Upon closer inspection, the rear of the headset sees the top and side straps culminate in a circular structure (designed to cup the back of your head), while the front is encompassed by a heathered material into which the front-facing cameras are embedded,” RoadToVR added.

“Copper is the direct result of feedback from HP’s enterprise and commercial customers who were already using the company’s existing headset. Overwhelmingly that feedback was ‘resolution, resolution, resolution,’ followed secondarily by ‘comfort,'” said John Ludwig, Product Manager for VR at HP, to Ben Lang from RoadToVR, the one who tested the new HP VR headset.

Anna Galvez