Microsoft is making bold statements with the Windows 10 launch. Windows 10, adapts to the devices customers are using, from Xbox to PCs and phones to tablets and tiny gadgets, and what they’re doing with a consistent, familiar and compatible experience.
Windows 10 will run across an incredibly broad set of devices, from the tiniest of sensors as part of the Internet of Things, to servers in enterprise datacenters worldwide.
Some devices have 4-inch screens, some have 80-inch screens and some don’t have screens at all.
On Wednesday, last week, Microsoft unveiled two devices that will empower customers to experience Windows in incredible new ways.
Windows 10 unlocks holographic future with Microsoft HoloLens
Microsoft shared a revolutionary example of how Windows 10 enables a shift from the traditional machine-centric view of computing to an interaction that is much more personal and humanistic.
As the world’s first holographic computing platform, Windows 10 includes a set of APIs that enable developers to create holographic experiences in the real world.
With Windows 10, holograms are Windows universal apps, and all Windows universal apps can also work as holograms—making it possible to place three-dimensional holograms in the physical world and enabling new ways to communicate, create and explore that are more personal and human.
To showcase the possibilities of holograms in Windows 10, Microsoft unveiled the most advanced holographic computer in the world.
Microsoft HoloLensis the first untethered holographic computer — no wires, phones or connection to a PC needed.
Microsoft HoloLens features see-through holographic high-definition lenses and spatial sound so you can view and hear holograms in the world around you.
Complete with advanced sensors, a next-generation system on a chip and the addition of a completely new Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) that understands what you are doing and the world around you, Microsoft HoloLens is able to run without any wires while processing terabytes of data from the sensors in realtime.
By placing three-dimensional holograms in the world around you, Microsoft HoloLensprovides a new view into your reality that can tell what you are looking at and understand what you are saying with your hands and voice.
By putting you at the center of the computing experience, Microsoft HoloLensallows you to create, access information, enjoy entertainment and communicate in new and exciting ways.
New Microsoft Surface Hub optimizes Windows 10 experience for groups.
Windows 10 is powering a new large-screen device to help teams in the workplace share, ideate and create together.
Hardware innovations in multi-touch and digital inking, along with built-in cameras, sensors and microphonesallow the Surface Hub to take advantage of Windows 10, Skype for Business and Office 365 to deliver a new experience designed to make every person—whether remote or onsite — feel as if they’re in the same collaborative space.
Specifically, the Surface Hub features state-of-the-art digital whiteboarding; instant remote conferencing; the ability for multiple people to share and edit content on the screen from a laptop, tablet or phone; and a trusted platform for large-screen apps.
Available in two sizes — 55-inch and 84-inch — the Surface Hub removes the current limitations of traditional conference room scenarios to empower teams to create their best work together.
The next Technical Preview for Windows 10 on the PC will be available for free to Windows Insiders from this week and for the first time on phones later in February.
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