killer rin
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..Fine. Don't snap it to the wall and instead expand it and have it free floating in air!
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New Microsoft hololens demo. Goddamn future
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..Fine. Don't snap it to the wall and instead expand it and have it free floating in air!
AyaisMUsikWhore
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Look at the Google Glass and look at the glasses that the guy is wearing in the demo? It looks dated.
I think wearables are going to be a fad that will fade because it's inconvenient. People aren't going to shell $500+ dollars to come home and put on glasses. That's why this doesn't impress me, especially considering this is Microsoft. If this all was being functioned by a ball that actually scanned out your house and without the help of glasses, could display all your screens holographically, then we are talking. That's the future we should be striving for.
Callibretto
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The camera they use to record the event are equipped with hololens tech, so it's not like the hologtam is visible to the naked eye.
Baroquemantic
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I edited my post to say shown off (as in demoed) instead. I can't link any videos, but I know I've seen videos a while back showing similar functionality. Anyway, I'm not gonna keep bringing the thread down. I respect the opinions of those who are impressed. I'm not trying to change anyone's mind.
Your Entertainer
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Leave it up to Microsoft to come up with cool stuff that borders on really being useful and practical, yet mess it up. I say this because they are notorious for this. I'm highly skeptical as usual.
Byakuya769
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Bullshit. Nice laptops can barely do on point immediate scaling of a streaming video.
there is nothing else out there that was anywhere near close to this
Legato.Reborn-
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rip tv
You clearly don't see how many tabs I have open in firefox alone. My room would be a mess of tabs.
I guess this is where we disagree. I'm pretty confident AR glasses, inside and outside the home will eventually replace smartphones. I mean, who knows, but I think it's what's next.
Zantetsuken
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Got damn that is awesome. Incredible.
Takamura-San
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Porn industry is already working with occulus lens. Wonder what they will do with this.
Cleaning up would have a whole new meaning. Better make sure you didn't leave something raunchy playing in the shower when the folks come over lol
triplestation
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to hell with wall skype
where are the strippers
where are the strippers
On the subject of anime, I am instantly reminded of Dennō Coil when I saw the example of what a Microsoft hololens will do, more so with this demo.
So what i don't understand is how to gauge the quality of the AR from the hololens POV? From the camera POV it looks dope as fuck. But i can't help but feel it will look more low res and dark (due to lense) on the hololens compared to the camera.
If it doesn't change or is different i will be super impressed and interested in the product. Who needs TV's when you can just augment a huge ass screen lol.
If it doesn't change or is different i will be super impressed and interested in the product. Who needs TV's when you can just augment a huge ass screen lol.
Yeah, you could make a wall disappear into an endless abyss. Spookie.
Man-is-Obsolete
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This is awesome, but introduce other people living in your home and it gets weird. Like what about my wife and kids? This in a workspace could be amazing though.
Microsoft sees this as the next step of the PC... I'm inclined to agree with them.
I asked for this. When it gets slimmer it will truly be a game changer. As it is now, it looks excellent for work use. The holo lense is what I'm most excited for when it comes to tech (it replaced self driving cars).
Edit: the eat part is when it's slim enough and you can take it anywhere, this could be the only 'screen' device you may need. Don't want to get too hyped, but there's a lot of potential with this.
Edit: the eat part is when it's slim enough and you can take it anywhere, this could be the only 'screen' device you may need. Don't want to get too hyped, but there's a lot of potential with this.
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I hope all this stuff works with a normal VR headset. Obviously it wouldn't be augmented reality.. but you could still do all the window stuff.
Really cool stuff
Takamura-San
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If Microsoft actually keeps improving on this, we may get to a day that regular glasses are hololens enabled. Basically ubiquitous to anyone that can afford it.
SocksAndShoes
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I mean, it's cool, but I'm not spending several hundred dollars to come home and sit in a virtual living room doing things I can do on a laptop (video scaling excluded). I need to see some unique applications and a decent price point before I would consider it.
At the Chinese funerals.
This is so cool. Basically use a hub (computer tower) and you can get rid of tvs and computer monitors. The applications for this thing are tremendous. Imagine a portable version that looks like a regular pair of glasses except it's your smart phone. No phone or any other accessory necessary. Basically google glass but better.
QuantumBro
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Almost there.
StudioTan
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How is that remotely the same thing?
I dunno, seems way more useful than Glass, but I have a feeling that watching someone interact with virtual objects through an AR camera is the absolutely best way to experience this.
Just by virtue of it needing to be on your head, quick glance reminder things lose almost all of their value. It's still a state of being that you have to engage.
Besides, there's a reason I started wearing contacts as soon as physically possible, I don't want anything hanging off my face.
The passivity of the experience (the pitch is that apps are just there in physical space) inherently classes with being an experience that you have to actively choose to engage with. Will people put it on every single time they enter a room? Leave it on even if they're not using any apps?
Just by virtue of it needing to be on your head, quick glance reminder things lose almost all of their value. It's still a state of being that you have to engage.
Besides, there's a reason I started wearing contacts as soon as physically possible, I don't want anything hanging off my face.
The passivity of the experience (the pitch is that apps are just there in physical space) inherently classes with being an experience that you have to actively choose to engage with. Will people put it on every single time they enter a room? Leave it on even if they're not using any apps?
So you're telling me I can have a virtual Miku wandering around my house?
You saying that gives me an idea: Imagine a Halloween or Friday the 13th game where you are running around your own house hiding from Myers or Jason. That bastard just wandering your house. You peeking around the corning to see Myers in your living room looking away from you. That would be intense!
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So VR doesn't interest you either?
Hikami
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Yeah, this is pretty exciting but I don't understand that either
Looks great from the camera perspective but does it look all dark (assuming since the tinted lens) and such from the person wearing it?
Its a nice start, but experience with motion-tracking leaves me with a lot of questions. How does it fair in dimly or unevenly lit rooms? How about surfaces with a flat-colour finish, rather than a texture? What about smaller rooms where the cameras won't be able to see a very wide area of space?
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