Emerging Technologies

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Augmented Reality
A l iv e direct or indirect v iew of a physical, real -world env ironment
w hose el ements are augmented (or supplemented) by computer
generated sensory input such as sound, v ideo, graphics or GPS data.
HoloLens is one such augmented real ity dev ices.
Dev eloped by the Microsoft team,
the dev ice had been in the making
for al most fiv e years and final l y the
dev elopment v ersion w as rel eased
back in March this year.
This is essentially a hol ographic
computer buil t into an eyewear
that l ets you see, hear, and
interact w ith hol ograms w ithin any
env ironment such as a l iv ing room
or an office space . One can experience physical as w ell as v irtual
and augmented real ities combined altogether in a mixed real ity.
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H oloLens P rice: $ 3000. Dev ice Dis play: 16:9 2.3 MP.
Future of Augmented Reality.
Augmented Reality is the bridge between cyber and the real w orld.
In near future, augment real ity w il l pl ay a v ital rol e in our dail y l iv es.
With l imitl ess possibilities, it might as w ell become an essential. Our
env ironment w ill become integrated w ith our v isual dev ices such as
l ens or gl asses . Ev erything w e see coul d be enhanced for more
precision and detail . The util isation of such technol ogy w il l be
ev erywhere, l ike in military, education, science and ev eryday l ife.