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Microsoft did this a couple of years ago with Hololens and Minecraft..

by jensvdh 9y ago

leggomylibro 9y ago
Shhh. And don't mention the Surface, either...
- vacri 9y ago
  Well, Apple has just released the 'smart keyboard' for its ipads, the 'smart' bit being that with a physical connection, "it doesn't need charging and automatically transfers data". Such innovation! Something keyboards have been lacking for decades...
  - oceanswave 9y ago
    I know I have been using thin and light portable keyboards that magnetically snap to my PC that also aligns the power/data connection since the early 80's
    - vacri 9y ago
      So you're saying the 'smart' bit is the magnets? Because I don't know what keyboards you were using, but the power and data connections were always aligned when I connected up my keyboards. Unfortunately, the old-fashioned keyboards also worked when they weren't hard up against the screen - thank god we have these new 'smart' keyboards that have to lie flush against the screen to work.
AceJohnny2 9y ago
You mean the $3000 headset that can only be used for AR? https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/buy https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/buy
- jayd16 9y ago
  That's the price of the dev kit. Have you ever tried to buy an Xbox or Playstation dev kit?
  - AceJohnny2 9y ago
    Oh, then maybe the $5000 "Commercial Suite"? Or is there some consumer product not listed on their page?
    - jayd16 9y ago
      Consumer versions are not released.
      - xor1 9y ago
        When are they coming out?
        JCharante 9y ago
        iirc they're the Mixed Reality Headsets, coming out later this year for around $300
- themihai 9y ago
  Comparing an ipad/iphone with Microsoft Hololens makes no sense just like you it wouldn't make sense to compare it with Oculus.
- Natanael_L 9y ago
  Only? Put on an opaque plastic cap and you have VR glasses
threeseed 9y ago
Microsoft didn't invent AR so what's your point ? Also, Apple has almost never been the first to do anything. Tim Cook even admitted this yesterday. What Apple brings to the table is an actual polished solution. Which having used Hololens extensively it absolutely is not.
- pilsetnieks 9y ago
  Especially considering that there is no consumer version of Hololens yet.
coldtea 9y ago
>Microsoft did this a couple of years ago with Hololens and Minecraft.. Yes, badly and expensive. And didn't follow up on it properly.
- Natanael_L 9y ago
  Still in research. Meanwhile; https://www.metavision.com/ https://www.metavision.com/

Microsoft did this a couple of years ago with Hololens and Minecraft..

leggomylibro 9y ago

Shhh. And don't mention the Surface, either...

vacri 9y ago
Well, Apple has just released the 'smart keyboard' for its ipads, the 'smart' bit being that with a physical connection, "it doesn't need charging and automatically transfers data". Such innovation! Something keyboards have been lacking for decades...
- oceanswave 9y ago
  I know I have been using thin and light portable keyboards that magnetically snap to my PC that also aligns the power/data connection since the early 80's
  - vacri 9y ago
    So you're saying the 'smart' bit is the magnets? Because I don't know what keyboards you were using, but the power and data connections were always aligned when I connected up my keyboards. Unfortunately, the old-fashioned keyboards also worked when they weren't hard up against the screen - thank god we have these new 'smart' keyboards that have to lie flush against the screen to work.

AceJohnny2 9y ago

You mean the $3000 headset that can only be used for AR? https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/buy https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens/buy

jayd16 9y ago
That's the price of the dev kit. Have you ever tried to buy an Xbox or Playstation dev kit?
- AceJohnny2 9y ago
  Oh, then maybe the $5000 "Commercial Suite"? Or is there some consumer product not listed on their page?
  - jayd16 9y ago
    Consumer versions are not released.
    - xor1 9y ago
      When are they coming out?
      - JCharante 9y ago
        iirc they're the Mixed Reality Headsets, coming out later this year for around $300
themihai 9y ago
Comparing an ipad/iphone with Microsoft Hololens makes no sense just like you it wouldn't make sense to compare it with Oculus.
Natanael_L 9y ago
Only? Put on an opaque plastic cap and you have VR glasses

threeseed 9y ago

Microsoft didn't invent AR so what's your point ? Also, Apple has almost never been the first to do anything. Tim Cook even admitted this yesterday. What Apple brings to the table is an actual polished solution. Which having used Hololens extensively it absolutely is not.

pilsetnieks 9y ago
Especially considering that there is no consumer version of Hololens yet.

coldtea 9y ago

>Microsoft did this a couple of years ago with Hololens and Minecraft.. Yes, badly and expensive. And didn't follow up on it properly.

Natanael_L 9y ago
Still in research. Meanwhile; https://www.metavision.com/ https://www.metavision.com/