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Microsoft's HoloLens hits all the right spots with holograms

Augmented reality goggles a step in diffierent direction from Oculus Rift, Google Glass

Published Sun, Jan 25, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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MICROSOFT'S HoloLens goggles have hit a sweet spot between Google Glass and virtual reality headgear, immersing users in a mesmerising world of augmented reality holograms.

The glasses, which the US technology titan sprang on an unsuspecting press last week, elicited descriptions such as "magical" and "unbelievable", the first time in a while such praise was heaped on a Microsoft creation.

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