HoloLens 2


Microsoft HoloLens 2 is a pair of mixed reality smartglasses developed and manufactured by Microsoft. It is the successor to the pioneering Microsoft HoloLens. On February 24, 2019 the Hololens 2 enterprise edition debuted as the first variant of the device, followed by a developer edition that was announced on May 2, 2019. It was subsequently released in limited numbers on November 7, 2019.

History

HoloLens 2 was announced by Alex Kipman on February 24, 2019 at MWC in Barcelona, Spain. On May 7, 2019 the HoloLens 2 was shown again at Microsoft Build. There, it showcased an application created with Unreal Engine.
On August 20, 2019, at Hot Chips 31 Microsoft presented their Holographic Processing Unit 2.0 custom design for the Hololens 2.
On August 29, 2019, at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, Microsoft's Executive Vice President, Harry Shum, revealed that HoloLens 2 will go on sale sometime in September 2019. The product started shipping on November 7, 2019.

Improvements over the previous model

Microsoft highlighted three main improvements made to the device: immersiveness, ergonomics and business friendliness.
HoloLens 2 has a diagonal field of view of 52 degrees, improving over the 34 degree field of view of the first edition of HoloLens, while keeping a resolution of 47 pixels per degree.
Holographic Processing Unit 2.0 improvements compared to the HPU 1.0:
The HoloLens 2 Emulator was made available to developers on April 17, 2019. This emulator allows developers to create applications for the HoloLens 2 before the device ships.