[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #635: The new Hololens brings improvements and controversies

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OPLIN 4Cast #635: The new Hololens brings improvements and controversies
February 27th, 2019

[image: iot smart industry robot 4.0 agriculture
concept,agronomist,farmer(blurred) using smart glasses (augmented mixed
virtual reality,artificial intelligence technology) to monitoring
autonomous robotics] While we've likely become accustomed to at least the
concepts of augmented and virtual realities, if not the actual devices, the
newer idea of *mixed <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_reality>*reality
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_reality> is not yet one that most
consumers know. This is for good reason: to date, most mixed reality has
been developed for research and manufacturing, not home use. Even the Magic
Leap <https://www.magicleap.com/magic-leap-one> headset, intended for
average consumers, isn't going to spread like wildfire with a price tag
upwards of $2,000 USD.

The current main player in the mixed reality field is Microsoft's Hololens.
It's found a strong foothold in a variety of industries and manufacturing.
This week, Microsoft teased the Hololens 2,
<https://www.wired.com/story/microsoft-hololens-2-headset/> which has
brought a variety of improvements and related news to the fore...and some
of it is controversial.

   -
   - Microsft's Hololens 2: A $3,500 Mixed Reality Headset for the Factory,
   not the Living Room
   <https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/24/18235460/microsoft-hololens-2-price-specs-mixed-reality-ar-vr-business-work-features-mwc-2019>
   [The Verge] "However, Microsoft has decided that it is only going to sell
   to enterprise customers who want to deploy the headset to their workers. As
   of right now, Microsoft isn’t even announcing a developer kit version of
   the HoloLens 2. "
   - Group of employees calls for end to Microsoft’s $480M HoloLens
   military contract
   <https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/23/group-of-employees-call-for-end-to-microsofts-480m-hololens-military-contract/>
   [TechCrunch] "More than 100 Microsoft employees have signed a letter sent
   to CEO Satya Nadella and President Brad Smith criticizing the company’s
   plans to build HoloLens AR tech for the military, the organizing group said
   Friday. "
   - Microsoft's Sending a Confusing Message with it's Hololens 2
   <https://gizmodo.com/microsofts-sending-a-confusing-message-with-its-hololen-1832853138>
   [Gizmodo] "However, the HoloLens 2's biggest hurdle is making it
   economically attractive to potential clients. Currently, Microsoft says
   businesses require between three to six months just to develop the software
   needed to make its headset worth using."
   - Mozilla is bringing Firefox to Microsoft’s HoloLens 2
   <https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/24/18237254/mozilla-firefox-browser-microsoft-hololens-2-firefox-reality-mwc-2019>
   [The Verge] "Mozilla is working with Microsoft to bring its immersive
   Firefox Reality browser to the HoloLens 2. It’s the same browser that
   Mozilla has developed for virtual and augmented reality headsets, and it’s
   currently available for HTC’s Vive headsets, the Oculus Go, and Google’s
   Daydream headsets. "

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Microsoft Teases a Possible HoloLens 2 Announcement at Mobile World
   Congress
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=134645166&site=ehost-live>
   ( Newcomb, A. (2019). Microsoft Teases a Possible HoloLens 2 Announcement
   at Mobile World Congress. *Fortune.Com*, N.PAG. )
   - HOLOLENS AND VIVE PRO: VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSETS
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=134089919&site=ehost-live>
   ( Hololens and Vive Pro: Virtual Reality Headsets. (2019). *Journal of
   the Medical Library Association*, *107*(1), 118–121. )
   - Keeping It Real
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2460/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=02aafb8f-bbb5-482d-8fff-b17e50fe7d44%40pdc-v-sessmgr05&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=f5h&AN=132844517>
   ( OOR, A. K. (2018). Keeping It Real. *Mechanical Engineering*, *140*(11),
   40. )

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