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[Announcement] HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition now available for pre-order in select markets
Did you know that the HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition is now available for pre-order in select markets? This opens up a world of possibilities for using HoloLens 2 devices in clean-room environments such as pharmaceuticals and semiconductor industries. HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition meets the following industrial standards and certifications: HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition Standards Rating Clean room compatible ISO 14644-1 Class 5-8 Intrinsic safety UL Class I, Division 2 In addition to the industrial standards ratings, HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition is supported with a two year warranty and a Rapid Replacement Program. The Rapid Replacement program minimizes downtime, with advance exchange and expedited shipping. With HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition, customers can now use HoloLens 2 in restricted environments without modifying your space, protocols, or workflows. Supported with a robust ecosystem of first and third party mixed reality applications that are backed by the reliability, security, and scale of Azure, HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition will empower enterprises operating in regulated environments to: Provide workers with access to remote experts any time, anywhere via Dynamics 365 Remote Assist Complete tasks faster and more accurately than ever before with interactive 3D guides via Dynamics 365 Guides Train and onboard new employees faster on the job with a “learning by doing” approach. HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition is open for pre-order in select markets where HoloLens 2 is available, and shipments will begin in Spring 2021. Learn more or reach out to your Microsoft channel supplier for more details. Read this blog announcement for full details: HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition brings mixed reality to regulated environments | Azure Blog and Updates | Microsoft Azure Check out The Wall Street Journal article on this topic: Coronavirus Makes AR’s Potential a Reality for Chip Makers - WSJ
Prototype: Azure Spatial Anchors for ARKit/ARCore using Unreal Engine 4.26
Hello Everyone, Here is a video of the prototype I am building to test the upcoming support for Azure Spatial Anchors for ARKit/ARCore in Unreal Engine 4.26 Spatial Anchors saved from previous session are loaded up on scanning the same space. A progress bar has been added to give feedback of Session Quality(Turns green on value greater that 1.0). A Watcher is started subsequently and saved anchors are restored from the cloud.
HoloLens 2 Game Dev Project: Terrace
Super cool that there's finally a forum for MR developers and enthusiasts! I'm an indie game developer working on a boardgame called Terrace for HoloLens, PC, and Xbox. The PC and Xbox versions will have a minimal mode (45° isometric view of the board in a black void) and a "full" 3D mode set in a swanky sci-fi / modern lounge of sorts on a space station. On HoloLens, minimal mode is just the board... which you can place on any surface or leave floating in the air. The menu system is a Near Interactions menu panel which will be dynamically placed at roughly eye level on the closest wall. Instead of a "full" mode, there will be a "mixed" mode on HoloLens, where set pieces from the aforementioned sci-fi scene are dynamically placed in your space (a viewport into space on the wall, the table pinned to the floor with the board on top of it, etc.) Controls will use hand tracking (as shown in the GIF), although I'd love to use gaze and voice at some point for accessibility. Ultimate stretch goal is to eventually add cross-platform shared space multiplayer. If I created an iOS and Android version of the game, those clients could join the same game as someone wearing HoloLens... with up to four players in the same physical space. The host would position the gameboard and the other players would find it (either via adhoc sharing of the world anchor or by the host game creating a very short lived Azure Spatial Anchor). The game has the official blessing of the original IP creator/owner and (if I ever finish it) will be available for free, no advertisements or in-app purchases, and the source code will be published on GitHub. Toryn Farr https://www.linkedin.com/in/torynfarr/
[Event] MR Speaker Series: Meet the Makers - Creating the Ford GT40 App for HoloLens 2
A single programmer worked with MRTK for Unreal and a design team to produce Ford GT40 for HoloLens 2 in under 3 months. Learn how they built an experience that showcases the beauty, performance, and engineering of the legendary race car that beat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Join the dev/design team live on May 13, 9:00am PT (GMT-7) or read their story here.StereoKit v0.3
StereoKit, the C# OpenXR based Mixed Reality engine, just hit v0.3! It already support HoloLens as well as all the major VR headsets, and this brings in Oculus Quest support, Linux support, and a bunch more! I'm super excited about this update, since I've spent the last 7-8 months working on it, and it can do some pretty awesome stuff now! If you want to know more about it, I wrote a post about it over on my blog! https://playdeck.net/blog/stereokit-v0.3-release If anyone tries it, I'd love to know what you think! 🙂 https://stereokit.net/HoloLens Industry Summit - January 27, 2021
Want to learn how to infuse mixed reality into your organization and help boost productivity of frontline workers in manufacturing, healthcare, automotive etc? Join us at the upcoming HoloLens Industry Summit and hear from speakers from both Microsoft and leaders from renowned industry names including Mercedes-Benz USA and Thermo Fisher Scientific: View the full agenda below: Register now (it's FREE!): HoloLens Industry Summit (eventbuilder.com) See you in the new year! #MixedReality #HoloLens #Dynamics365MR
HoloLens 2 + Mixed Reality Applications | Technical Datasheet
Click below to download HoloLens 2 Technical Datasheet Microsoft HoloLens 2 is an untethered, self-contained holographic device that allows users to leverage enterprise ready mixed reality (MR) solutions and Azure Mixed Reality while working heads-up and hands-free. By merging the real world with the digital world, MR users across industries can benefit from enriched remote collaboration, increased precision of work, minimized human error, fewer resource gaps, better knowledge retention, and more. Pair HoloLens 2 with a comprehensive ecosystem of apps and services from Microsoft and third-party partners for maximum ROI and productivity impact.
[Helpful Resources] MRTK Figma Toolkit + Figma Bridge for Unity
Looking for handy resources and documentation on the MRTK Figma Toolkit and Bridge for Unity? Check out these resources published below: MRTK Figma Bridge for Unity: https://bit.ly/3nTNnsW MRTK Figma Toolkit: https://bit.ly/2XzD55Y You can also watch this quick video to learn how it works! #FigmaToolkit
Recent Blogs
- The final feature release for HoloLens 2 is now available! It's still 24H1, with an updated build number of 22621.1409. HoloLens 2 devices will continue receiving updates to address critical securi...Nov 12, 2024
- We are pleased to share that we have released Windows Holographic version 24H1! In this article, we'll cover the highlights of this release. If you are interested in full details, please check out ...May 14, 2024
