US Army Will Soon Start Testing Improved Microsoft HoloLens Headset

The US Army will soon start testing an improved HoloLens headset that addresses the reliability and comfort issues soldiers have been complaining about.
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MIT’s X-AR system guides users to RFID-tagged hidden items

It can be frustrating when you’re searching for an object, knowing that you may have looked right where it is without realizing you’ve done so. A new augmented reality system could help, by showing users where specific items are … even if they’re hidde… Continue reading MIT’s X-AR system guides users to RFID-tagged hidden items

Tip: Find and Watch Every Ignite 2019 Session

Microsoft has created a central repository for all of the keynote and session videos it recorded at its recent Ignite 2019 conference.
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Microsoft’s Original HoloLens Will No Longer Receive Major Windows 10 Updates

With the second-gen HoloLens launch just around the corner, Microsoft is no longer going to release major OS updates for the original HoloLens.
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Microsoft announces the $3,500 HoloLens 2 Development Edition

As part of its rather odd Thursday afternoon pre-Build news dump, Microsoft today announced the HoloLens 2 Development Edition. The company announced the much-improved HoloLens 2 at MWC Barcelona earlier this year, but it’s not shipping to developers yet. Currently, the best release date we have is “later this year.” The Development Edition will launch […] Continue reading Microsoft announces the $3,500 HoloLens 2 Development Edition

Canadian Royal Navy is Testing HoloLens for Remote Maintenance

The Canadian Royal Navy announced today that it will use HoloLens and Kognitiv Spark software to improve maintenance and repairs aboard its active vessels.
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Upskill launches support for Microsoft HoloLens

Upskill has been working on a platform to support augmented and mixed reality for almost as long as most people have been aware of the concept. It began developing an agnostic AR/MR platform way back in 2010. Google Glass didn’t even appear until two years later. Today, the company announced the early release of Skylight […] Continue reading Upskill launches support for Microsoft HoloLens