Microsoft HoloLens, the Google Glass Enterprise edition contender, will soon be available to developers next year. Satya Nadella, the CEO of the multinational tech company, confirmed in an interview that after a twelve-month time frame, the first product will be available in the market.
During the E3 event held last June, Microsoft exhibited the headset for the first time and was hailed for its futuristic technology, which allows users to view pragmatic holographic scenery and control the environment.
HoloLens lets users view the world differently where holograms can be seen in their surrounding environment. Graph, images and other digital content are thought to appear on the physical assets and spaces and can be manipulated directly.
"Containing more computing power than the average laptop, Microsoft HoloLens is passively cooled without fans. With no wires, external cameras, or phone or PC connection required, you can move freely and untethered," Microsoft described the current design on its website.
The new headgear can be bought online for personal use when the "five-year journey" of the tech is over. Few individuals were given a chance by Microsoft to try the headset but picture-taking were not allowed during the sessions.
Microsoft engineers are still finding ways to enhance the gadget from being inept, cumbersome, and annoying to wear, and to revamp the design before developers make their hands dirty with it. Third-party support are now being considered by the tech company and will soon be allowed to be integrated to the system.
The price of the device is estimated to be at $900. But an unnamed executive of the company said that it will be higher than the Xbox One consoles, which means higher than $400. This may be an expensive future fad, but the promising features of the upcoming device makes it worth it.
The highly anticipated gadget is considered the coolest invention Microsoft ever made. Earlier, the company revealed that the coming product will not focus on gaming.
