In 2015, when Microsoft unveiled the very first public iteration of the HoloLens, product managers demonstrated the augmented reality headset by asking users to re-wire an actual light switch, live, ...

It's one thing to talk about how much HoloLens could help businesses, and it's another to show it. That's just what Microsoft did yesterday, when it led me into two elaborate demos for its latest ...

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Microsoft's HoloLens just got a whole lot more useful. At Build 2018, Microsoft announced a new Remote Assist app that lets users connect with remote experts in mixed reality. In other words, HoloLens ...

Microsoft’s Remote Assist in action, with a video call and directions for how to work on this machine. (Microsoft Photo) The alarm sounds. A wall of heavy machines begins to rattle, as something has ...

Microsoft HoloLens mixed reality glasses have always been interesting technology, but it’s never been clear how the company would move from novelty device to actual viable business use cases. Today, ...

With HoloLens 2's big reveal just around the corner, Microsoft has broadened its augmented-reality (AR) ambitions with new apps for Android and iOS. Remote Assist is an app designed for service ...

With its first two business apps built in-house for use with HoloLens, Microsoft is taking off the training wheels to bring its mixed-reality headsets into mainstream use—and finding a new ...

No space spiders or Minecraft this time -- but it's much more comfortable. Read now Microsoft unveiled its second-generation HoloLens augmented-reality headset at Mobile World Congress and you'd think ...

HP this week announced its ‘xRServices’ program which equips customers of its industrial printers with a HoloLens 2 headset, allowing the company to provide immersive remote support for repairs, ...

Microsoft’s technical fellow Alex Kipman announced the HoloLens 2 at a Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona yesterday. HoloLens 2 has significant comfort and hardware improvements. Plus the weight ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today announced a transformational collaboration with Microsoft that redefines automotive maintenance and the way service technicians work, leading ...