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As a specific example, best Microsoft's Hololens AR use case demos have been about construction and logistics. Those are not gimmicks invented by marketing but
by fsloth 9y ago
As a specific example, best Microsoft's Hololens AR use case demos have been about construction and logistics. Those are not gimmicks invented by marketing but actual use cases that professionals in the field feel would be value adding.
The 'seeing the hidden pipes' is a good example.
Another is facility maintenance. The savings are not insifnificant if you could just guide maintenance teams to the problem spot using HUD navigation, instead of finding the broken gizmo after some search.
- dagw 9y agoCompletely agreed. I could easily spend an hour talking about all the potential real world uses for AR I see at work and non of them would have anything to do with consumer smart phones or Google/Apple's target audiences.
- mrguyorama 9y agoI've always felt that out of all the AR/VR companies that exist today, Microsoft will be the ones who make it ubiquitous. The average consumer is not the group who is able to bankroll mass production. The money Microsoft makes from selling expensive Gen1 devices to industry and professionals is how they will be able to R&D into cheaper units