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Microsoft Reveals HoloLens 2 with More than 2x Field of View & 47 Pixels per-Degree

Road to VR

Microsoft today revealed HoloLens 2 at MWC 2019 in Barcelona. HoloLens visionary Alex Kipman took to the stage in Barcelona to introduce HoloLens 2 which addresses many of the key criticisms of the original headset: field of view, comfort, and hand-tracking. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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XR Today’s 2022 Microsoft HoloLens 2 Review

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

To date, Microsoft HoloLens 2 continues to receive rave reviews for its stunning performance and versatility. Microsoft later announced the HoloLens 2 at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) with several upgrades. Inside Microsoft HoloLens 2. According to Microsoft’s spec sheet, here are its key features: Display.

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XR Today’s 2023 Microsoft HoloLens 2 Review

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

To date, Microsoft HoloLens 2 continues to receive rave reviews for its stunning performance and versatility. Microsoft later announced the HoloLens 2 at the 2019 Mobile World Congress (MWC) with several upgrades. Compared to the first version, Microsoft has upgraded the display resolution from 1280×720 to 2048×1080.

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Developing the Future of Mixed Reality

Tech Trends VR

It was really interesting to see Microsoft pivot towards enterprise with the HoloLens and I think it was absolutely the right move for them to make Click To Tweet. For starters, they’re based in Oregon as opposed to Silicon Valley.

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#ICYMI: XR Today’s Big News Show on the Apple Vision Pro

XR Today - Big XR News tag

If the Vision Pro can live up to the technical specs, then this thing is very interesting, but they still need to deliver it” Comparatively, the Vision Pro’s price tag matched that of the Microsoft HoloLens and Magic Leap 2. It’s really the mass adoption for all ages, who can use the headset with gestures more than control.

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How Are XR Firms Leveraging Artificial Intelligence? 

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AI allows users to interact with the hardware and software in the XR landscape more effectively and paves the way for everything from gesture control to haptic feedback. For instance, NVIDIA updated its AI-powered Broadcast product recently to feature new innovative eye-tracking capabilities.

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Making AR Focals Functional and Fashionable, with North’s Stefan Alexander

XR for Business Podcast

So originally when North was founded, it was actually called Thalmic Labs, and the product was a gesture control armband. You could make motions with your hand and it would detect your muscle movements and you could control computers, music, do presentation control. I wonder-- you started off life as a gesture armband.

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