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Microsoft HoloLens: What is HoloLens?

HoloLens is Microsoft's first entry into the virtual and augmented reality marketplace. The headset's transparent visor projects digital constructs onto your real-world field of view. You can then examine and interact with digitized objects as if they were in the room.
This technology brings a wealth of possibilities that Microsoft hopes will catapult its device to the top of the VR heap.


Microsoft HoloLens: Specs and Hardware

• Screen

         The visor's eyepiece is comprised of 'see-through holographic HD lenses', according to Project   Leader Alex Kipman. Kipman's wording implies that the display will either be 1080p -- otherwise known as 'Full HD' -- or the less impressive, but still technically HD, 720p resolution. There's also the possibility HoloLens will sport a 4K display, which would put it ahead of the competition, but you would have thought Microsoft would have mentioned that in the presentation.

•  Processor

          According to PC World, an unnamed source "familiar with the hardware" claimed HoloLens will use Intel's forthcoming Cherry Trail chipset.

         Another major development touted by Intel is Cherry Trail's RealSense gesture control. This technology supposedly allows an expansive range of handsfree control mechanics for interacting with tablets, and it's not difficult to imagine HoloLens potentially incorporating that framework.
Cherry Trail will also feature Intel's WiDi technology, which can stream movies, videos and apps from peripherals to larger external displays wirelessly. This feature could easily find its way into HoloLens, as a way to stream the user's view to an external screen for creative of entertainment purposes.

• Sensors

         In terms of sensors, our best guesses are currently informed by looking at the Kinect 2.0. Developed by the team currently working on HoloLens, the Xbox accessory included both depth and 1080p colour cameras, as well as an infrared sensor. It's a fairly safe assumption that these will feature in the design.
        From the few images of the device that have been released, we can also see that the visor incorporates at least four cameras. We wouldn't be surprised to discover that there's a whole battery of extra sensors under the hood either -- it's virtually guaranteed to feature the standard suite of gyroscopes, altimeters and accelerometers found in modern smartphones, as a minimum.