Microsoft HoloLens

[Gergel]

To reiterate what I already said in chatbox:

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!





A more in-depth presentation: http://news.microsoft.com/windows10story/ , scroll down to the briefing video, HoloLens stuff starts at around 03:28

[Lilandris]

I call bullshit, it's not gonna look as good or cool as in the video anyway. And either way it's gonna cost ALL the moneys.

[Toot]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30924022

There's an image of what Minecraft might be light in there... :O

[Pepple]

As a 3D artist I can say it'd be more of an annoyance to me, at this stage at least. Without some better way of manipulating what you work with beyond awkward air clicks and spazz-handed gestures, it won't do anything for sculpting.

Cool tech and all, anyway. Hopefully they do something with it beyond clumsy looking 3D printer-software and actually push for those real world applications they'd shown in the video.

[Shevron]

*is skeptic*

[Gergel]

Don't really care about the "sculpting" thing. But virtual "displays", items, that sort of thing - has limitlessssss.... potentiallll.

[Toot]

The way I'm looking at it is that it's the beginning of something better.

[Shevron]

Meanwhile, Windows 10 is gonna be free for 7 and 8 users!

[Gergel]

HoloLens: Augmented Reality.

Win10 clarification: you will be able to get a free upgrade to Win10 during one year from the launch. If you wait too long, the upgrade will no longer be free.

[Shevron]

Yeah ... still good news though!