In order to foster the innovative and productive workplace of the future, HoloLens first needs to be able to capably tackle the foundational tasks of our workday tasks like checking email and creating documents, so we can turn our attention to the bigger issues. While apps like Potato Heads - a program that literally replaces the heads of people around you with potatoes, in case you hadn’t worked that out - may win in the novelty factor stakes, it’s how HoloLens handles the rudimentary tasks of your working day that’s really important for its longevity. With the HoloLens’ Development Edition in the hands of programmers and creators around the world, new apps are hitting the HoloLens Store every day apps that are turning these space-age possibilities into practical, valuable programs that could, in time, completely revolutionize the way we live and work. Luckily, though the HoloLens is still in its infancy, we’re already beginning to see seeds of potential change as the product evolves. But, just like the Windows Phone, the HoloLens will live or die by the apps that run on it, and will have to offer more than floating sharks to make a real impact. The HoloLens is clearly a staggering piece of kit, and with Microsoft’s HoloLens team reportedly already working on a more advanced 3.0 edition for release in 2019, the hardware is making leaps and bounds. By capturing accurate data, making it available to multiple departments, and being able to better visualize their designs, the company is able to deliver custom products to their clients four times faster than before. The HoloLens lets their technicians map their customers’ existing staircase more accurately, and send an exact virtual replica back to their designers. German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp, for example, employs HoloLens technology to design custom stair lifts. It’s easy to imagine how this futuristic new technology can come in handy if you’re Iron Man, or Captain of the Starship Enterprise, but HoloLens technology is already beginning to quietly creep into the everyday work lives of us non-billionaire superhero types too. Boasting more processing power than the average laptop, the HoloLens essentially compresses your office into a pair of glasses that you can use anytime, anywhere. With the HoloLens, you no longer need a computer tower, a screen or a keyboard to use your “computer”. The processor, battery, cameras and sensors are all built into the headset, alongside smartglasses which generate augmented reality images, overlaid onto your real-life surroundings. Unlike the company’s Windows Mixed Reality VR visors, the HoloLens doesn’t simply project images from another machine HoloLens is the machine. In early 2016, Microsoft unveiled the HoloLens, its self-contained, mixed reality computer. Virtual and Augmented Reality are hot-button topics in the IT world right now immersive, wearable tech is being touted as the future of computing, and almost every tech company is trying to get in on the action.
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