Microsoft HoloScreens virtual monitors could boost productivity

[HEXUS]

Flexible AR solution needs an app on your HoloLens and partner app on your PC.

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[Ttaskmaster]

So... I could be in-game and still technically, legitimately, signed into work??!!

Microsoft could even add virtual RGB lighting to the monitors

How much extra will that cost, though?
Can't imagine it going down too well here....

[Spud1]

It works surprisingly well - and is a huge improvement on the old methods of doing this.

Sadly even on the second gen the FOV isn't wide enough to make it practical today (actually works a LOT better using Virtual Desktop and a VR headset) but it's still really cool and is a nice use case.

[Jonj1611]

Is the headset still about £2500 ?

[Spud1]

Is the headset still about £2500 ?

Yes, but its still a dev kit - not in any way anywhere close to a consumer bit of hardware or price I'm very lucky to work for a company with access to EU R&D grants that we've been able to use to kick start some of our VR/MR prototypes.....its really not worth £2500+vat for most people, however cool it is.

MS are readying a new programme though where you can "rent" the dev kit for something like $100 a month. Details are still TBC though I think (e.g. is it rent to own, is it global or US only etc).

[Jonj1611]

What about Hololens 2? Is that still a dev device? Noticed the price on that is £3500!!!

And I so wanted to see Minecraft like in that tech demo! (Which I believe never really came to anything)

[Spud1]

Yes, it is still a development kit. It's less bulky and has a better FOV, but still very much a development kit!

I've not looked into minecraft support for a while yet but I don't believe that tech demo was ever released in public. I think it's essentially become "minecraft earth" now.