Microsoft HoloLens
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Oct 29, 2026
Christian HeilmannHOST
But when you think about it, the same with smart glasses, when even Apple failed, when everybody said, OK, Google Glass, nobody wants to have.
Christian HeilmannHOST
Microsoft's HoloLens is far too expensive.
Christian HeilmannHOST
And then Apple is turning into that.
Christian HeilmannHOST
And I remember at our event, uh, the, uh, then the CTO of GitHub gave out a, uh, what was it called? Apple lens, Apple vision pro, Apple vision pro.
Will StackableHOST
Walk us through the origin story.
Will StackableHOST
I've heard there's a HoloLens moment in 2017, and then it sounds like there's a bigger push in 2021.
Will StackableHOST
But how did your team actually get into XR training?
Adam BergGUEST
Well, there wasn't a team in 2017 when the spark was lit.
Adam BergGUEST
There was a person who was aware of HoloLens, and it was an IT person.
Adam BergGUEST
And he bought one of them and just in his spare time wrote code and built things until he could play with it and consumed it on the HoloLens.
Adam BergGUEST
And then he started showing people.
Adam BergGUEST
And he started showing more people.
Lia GarvinHOST
I said, we all do it.
Lia GarvinHOST
When I was at Microsoft, I was working on the HoloLens design team.
Lia GarvinHOST
And I was responsible for ensuring that all of the UX and technical artists and visual designers, all of that work was delivered to our engineering partners.
Lia GarvinHOST
And I remember this so well.
Zac BowdenHOST
You don't see custom versions of Windows very much these days.
Zac BowdenHOST
You know, Surface Hub had a version, Xbox has a version, HoloLens had a version, obviously Windows Phone, and desktop, right? Most versions of Windows are a derivative of desktop.
Zac BowdenHOST
So the fact that we have a very special, unique version of Windows in Xbox, I think it's really cool.
Zac BowdenHOST
And I think we should, Xbox should carry that forward.
6 MINS LATER
Zac BowdenHOST
Other OEMs build big touchscreens as well.
Zac BowdenHOST
Those OEMs are not allowed to use the operating system.
Zac BowdenHOST
Same goes for HoloLens.
Zac BowdenHOST
There have been multiple XR devices in the world.
Zac BowdenHOST
You don't see custom versions of Windows very much these days.
Zac BowdenHOST
You know, Surface Hub had a version, Xbox has a version, HoloLens had a version, obviously Windows Phone, and desktop, right? Most versions of Windows are a derivative of desktop.
Zac BowdenHOST
So the fact that we have a very special, unique version of Windows in Xbox, I think it's really cool.
Zac BowdenHOST
And I think we should, Xbox should carry that forward.
6 MINS LATER
Zac BowdenHOST
Other OEMs build big touchscreens as well.
Zac BowdenHOST
Those OEMs are not allowed to use the operating system.
Zac BowdenHOST
Same goes for HoloLens.
Zac BowdenHOST
There have been multiple XR devices in the world.
Mirko PetersHOST
It can reset a used machine, repurpose it for a new person, and recover it when something goes wrong.
Mirko PetersHOST
The same technology sets up HoloLens 2 headsets in addition to laptops and desktops.
Mirko PetersHOST
That covers a device's whole life, from the first boot to the day it's retired, rather than a single moment when a box arrives.
Mirko PetersHOST
The part that catches people off guard is how little the end user has to do.
Steven FeinerGUEST
And so this is an example of something that is very similar to a lot of systems that are now being sold into industry.
Steven FeinerGUEST
Good comparison would be if you've ever seen the HoloLens video where there's the father advising his daughter on doing plumbing, and she's got HoloLens on, and he has a tablet, and he's scribbling on the tablet, and she then sees these scribbles in 3D in her world.
Steven FeinerGUEST
That is really nice if you're trying to name things and show high-level things about the stuff in the environment.
Steven FeinerGUEST
It's not good if the remote person is trying to show how to manipulate a tool, for example, and do these things that are really 3D rather than simply labeling stuff.
23 MINS LATER
Steven FeinerGUEST
It's down on the tabletop over here, very nice.
Steven FeinerGUEST
really sensitive multi-touch display.
Steven FeinerGUEST
Microsoft HoloLens, which we're looking through, and a Leap Motion Controller, which will make an occasional appearance when you see down somewhere around over here on the bezel as the camera moves, okay? And that's being used to do multi-hand stuff.
Steven FeinerGUEST
Now, full disclosure, which people often don't make when they show you stuff shot through HoloLens, Microsoft makes it very easy for you to go and produce video that is the combination of the camera that's in HoloLens with the virtual stuff, with a wider field of view than HoloLens really has, and with the ability to have the virtual stuff completely block, as I just showed you before, the real stuff.
Mirko PetersHOST
A face sensor uses an infrared camera, which is how it tells the difference between a real person and a photograph held up to the lens.
Mirko PetersHOST
The iris option is rare, and you'll mostly meet it on Microsoft's HoloLens headset.
Mirko PetersHOST
The worry beginners have is about privacy, and it comes up every single time.
Mirko PetersHOST
The news there is good.
Pedro LopesGUEST
That person over there, she's fixing a real engine.
Pedro LopesGUEST
She's in the HoloLens.
Pedro LopesGUEST
And if she touches that button to hang up the call or touch an interface, she should feel tactile feedback, because that actually helps us be more precise and dexterous on the virtual interactions.
Pedro LopesGUEST
The problem is that this is sort of where industry is selling us these tactile gloves that completely cover your finger pads.
Sash MohapatraHOST
I'll give you an example.
Sash MohapatraHOST
Remember the HoloLens? Remember Microsoft's HoloLens, right? So for those listening who don't know the HoloLens, this was just like a wearable technology, right? Augmented reality where you could use gestures to make things display.
Sash MohapatraHOST
Obviously a pretty cool thing.
Sash MohapatraHOST
There were two really good like real world use cases for it.
Sash MohapatraHOST
Right.
Sash MohapatraHOST
Because they're not going to hire specialists to live in very rural areas.
Sash MohapatraHOST
So rather than pay the money to have a specialist come in, you both put on a HoloLens.
Sash MohapatraHOST
You know, you the generalist are looking at this.
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