Neowin News Feed for: Hologram

You can now grab 3D holograms with your bare hands for real, there is no trickery

Sayan Sen — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 23:46:01 +0000

Science researchers develop floating 3D holographic visuals you can see and physically interact with, and it is completely real. Read more...

Virgin Media launches hologram dining experience in the UK

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:22:01 +0000

Shops and schools are slowly opening up again as the UK cautiously executes its exit strategy for lockdown. To ease the pain of separation, Virgin has launched a unique hologram dining experience. Read more...

Dynamics 365 Guides gets accessibility improvements and more in latest update

Hamza Jawad — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:30:02 +0000

Microsoft has updated its mixed reality app, Guides for HoloLens, offering support for additional languages, accessibility improvements, and more. This release bumps the app to version 104.1908.24001. Read more...

This week in science: World's thinnest hologram and Earth's accidental protection bubble

Gabriel Nunes — Mon, 22 May 2017 02:48:02 +0000

A team of scientists has developed the thinnest hologram ever made that can be seen without 3D goggles and NASA has discovered an accidental human-made protective shield around Earth. Read more...

Microsoft's Cortana assistant becomes three-dimensional in working hologram concept

Andy Weir — Mon, 15 May 2017 20:13:12 +0000

A developer has created a working 'Pepper's ghost' holographic version of Cortana, using the Windows 10 version of the digital assistant, and custom animations developed through Kinect motion capture. Read more...

Microsoft's mobile holoportation lets you transmit holograms from inside your car

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 14:12:01 +0000

Microsoft has been developing "holoportation" as a new way of communicating when wearing a HoloLens or HTC Vive head-mounted display. Now the team managed to create a mobile version of the system. Read more...

Volume wants to be your holographic device of choice, despite its big price tag

Cage Appleby — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 07:54:01 +0000

Looking Glass, a Brooklyn and Hong Kong based start-up company has unveiled a new holographic device that enables a 3D like experience without the need for VR gear, headsets, or glasses. Read more...

Microsoft reveals the processor that makes HoloLens magic happen

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 09:24:01 +0000

Microsoft has taken the wraps off of its mysterious "holographic processing unit", which powers the company's HoloLens. The impressive custom-built processor is very powerful, but also very expensive. Read more...

Microsoft wants HoloLens to be used by the military [Update]

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 11 May 2016 15:24:02 +0000

HoloLens has the potential of being a great device for gaming and media consumption but Microsoft envisions a world where businesses and even militaries use the device to change how they operate. Read more...

Actiongram for HoloLens allows you to create your own holographic skits

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:18:02 +0000

Microsoft is introducing a new app designed for HoloLens, that allows users to embed holograms into the real world and share their creations. It's also an example of what devs can do on the platform. Read more...

Check out how Microsoft employees are using the HoloLens with Halo and Edge

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 09:12:01 +0000

Some cool videos have surfaced from Microsoft employees, showing how they use the HoloLens at home. On top of that, we're also learning how Edge will work on the company's upcoming AR device. Read more...

This is how you record a Holographic video

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 09:16:01 +0000

Microsoft surprised the world by unveiling its futuristic augmented reality headset, the HoloLens, but how does the company create content for the new and interactive medium? Find out here. Read more...

Rumor: Microsoft's HoloLens is powered by Intel Atom chips

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:20:01 +0000

Despite the company's reluctance to talk about what's inside the HoloLens, information has started to trickle out and according to a report, Microsoft's AR headset is powered by Intel chips. Read more...

Cisco Develops 3D Holograhpic Telephony

Fri, 30 May 2008 17:36:34 +0000

Cisco has developed 3D holographic telephony to create the world's first real time virtual presentation. Cisco CEO John Chambers, who was live on the Bangalore stage, 'beamed up' Martin De Beer, the Senior Vice... Read more...

Taking a detailed look at Windows Vista DVD hologram

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:15:50 +0000

Microsoft has been quick to explain why the holographic image on the face of the Windows Vista DVD includes a microscopic picture of three men who just so happen to be members of the team... Read more...