SvennoJ said:
iTechHeads said:
http://www.itechheads.com/2015/01/microsoft-announced-windows-holographic-microsoft-hololens/
Microsoft has just announced Windows Holographic, a futuristic OS that will give consumers new ways to interact with technology, new ways to create and new ways to work and learn. Of course most exciting of all is Holographic Gaming and turning your living room into a virtual world.
Holographic computing enabled by Windows is here. Holographic APIs are enabled on all Windows 10 devices and was created from the ground up to make it easy to create universal apps for developers since the holograms themselves are Universal Windows Apps.
Windows Holographic is more than just software though. Microsoft has invented a Holographic Computer called “Microsoft HoloLens”. The first, fully untethered holographic computer. HoloLens has see-through, HD holographic lenses that allows users to see realistic holograms and even hear holograms. HoloLens comes with a build-in high-end CPU and GPU. Not just that but goes beyond that with a 3rd processor called a “Holographic Processing Unit” that will process terabytes of data all without the need for any wires.
Microsoft HoloLens enables holographic computing with no markers, no wires, no phone and no PC required.
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So you wear a high end cpu, gpu, holographic processing unit, kinect and holographic projecter all on your head in that lightweight model? What powers it?
Kipman’s prototype is amazing. It amplifies the special powers that Kinect introduced, using a small fraction of the energy. The depth camera has a field of vision that spans 120 by 120 degrees—far more than the original Kinect—so it can sense what your hands are doing even when they are nearly outstretched. Sensors flood the device with terabytes of data every second, all managed with an onboard CPU, GPU and first-of-its-kind HPU (holographic processing unit). Yet, Kipman points out, the computer doesn’t grow hot on your head, because the warm air is vented out through the sides.
http://www.wired.com/2015/01/microsoft-hands-on/
Sorry if I'm a bit skeptical after that boxy xbox one design. Either that's an amazing feat of minituarization or it's far less powerful than it sounds. Is this the next Illumiroom or is this real.
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I think the kind of applications they are aiming this at don't need that much power which is why they showed Minecraft, most popular game out there and can be played on a cheap laptop or even smartphones.
