Microsoft HoloLens

Microsoft HoloLens
Also known as	Project Baraboo (during the development period)
Developer	Microsoft
Manufacturer	Microsoft
Product family	Windows 10
Type	Mixed reality augmented reality head-mounted display smartglasses
Generation	2
Release date	March 30, 2016 (Development Edition); (Development Edition 2) announced May 2, 2019 N/A (Consumer version);
Introductory price	$3,000; $5,000 (Commercial Suite)
Operating system	Windows Mixed Reality
CPU	Intel Atom x5-Z8100 (1GHz)
Memory	2 GB RAM; 1 GB HPU RAM;
Storage	64 GB (flash memory)
Display	2.3 megapixel widescreen head-mounted display
Sound	Spatial sound technology
Input	Inertial measurement unit (Accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer); 4 sensors; 1 120°×120° depth camera;
Controller input	Gestural commands via sensors and HPU
Camera	2.4 MP
Touchpad	Side Panel
Connectivity	IEEE 802.11ac; Bluetooth 4.1; LE;
Platform	Windows 10
Mass	579 g (1.28 lb)
Successor	HoloLens 2
Website	Official website

Microsoft HoloLens is an augmented reality (AR)/mixed reality (MR) headset developed and manufactured by Microsoft. HoloLens runs the Windows Mixed Reality platform under the Windows 10 operating system. Some of the positional tracking technology used in HoloLens can trace its lineage to the Microsoft Kinect, an accessory for Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Xbox One game consoles that was introduced in 2010.

The pre-production version of HoloLens, the Development Edition, shipped on March 30, 2016, and is targeted to developers in the United States and Canada for a list price of $3000 which allowed hobbyist, professionals, and corporations to participate in the pre-production version of HoloLens. Samsung and Asus have extended an offer to Microsoft to help produce their own mixed-reality products, in collaboration with Microsoft, based around the concept and hardware on HoloLens. On October 12, 2016, Microsoft announced global expansion of HoloLens and publicized that HoloLens would be available for preorder in Australia, Ireland, France, Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. There is also a commercial suite (similar to a pro edition of Windows), with enterprise features such as BitLocker security. As of May 2017, the suite sold for US$5,000. Microsoft has decided to rent the Hololens without clients making the full investment. Microsoft partners with a company called Absorbents to give the service of HoloLens rental.

HoloLens 2 was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, on February 24, 2019, and was available on preorder at $3,500.

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