Microsoft HoloLens 2 Could Be Unveiled This Year Ahead of 2019 Launch
Jun. 14, 2018More than three years after Microsoft launched its HoloLensMixed Realityholographic headset, the company is reportedly getting ready to bring its successor to the market.
According to Thurrott, the next-gen headset, codenamed ‘Sydney’, will bring quite a few hardware-level upgrades over the first-gen device, including a higher field-of-view, a lighter and more comfortable frame, and better quality holographic displays.
All that will definitely be a welcome change, given that one of the biggest criticisms about the first-generation HoloLens was about its sub-optimal field-of-view, with many users complaining about AR objects disappearing from view when not being looked at directly.
Meanwhile, as per Thurrott, the upcoming device will come with a ‘significantly’ lower price-tag than its predecessor, seeing as it will be targeted as mainstream consumers. The first-gen device was meant for developers, and cost a whopping $3,000. We don’t know much more about the upcoming headset’s price at this stage, but the prospect of a more reasonable price-tag is definitely a good start.
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