Microsoft HoloLens

Microsoft claims that “Holograms are the next evolution in computing”. They call their HoloLens a holographic computer. The features of the HoloLens are:

• it is comfortable: weight is distributed evenly
• it is adjustable to fit: an adjustable wheel allows you to adjust the size to fit your head
• it has power and grace: no wires, external cameras, contains more power than an average laptop, and it doesn’t need a fan
• it has sensors: it can understand the area and things around you
• it has built in speakers: it’s audio is immersive, without headphones
• it has “advanced optics”: it generates multi-dimensional full-color images
• it understands gestures: uses a custom holographic processing unit

The Development Edition costs $3,000 if you buy it from Microsoft, and it costs $ 3,799 for the Development Edition if you buy it from Amazon. On Amazon, 8 people have rated the HoloLens so far. Right now, the rating is 3.9 stars out of 5, which in my opinion, is very bad. The reason why is because only 8 people rated it! The best products should have at least 100 or more ratings (most ratings should praise the product too). If there are more good ratings on a product, then there is a good reason why people bought it! I would never buy the HoloLens. Why? Because it costs so much money! Even though it is very cool, I don’t think that I would spend 3,000 dollars to try it and own it. HoloLens might be perfect for someone with a creative job (like animator). I actually hope that I can try the HoloLens one day, so I can write more about it’s functions! If you have any knowledge of what it can do (that is not listed in this blog), please let me know through the comments section.

Here is the link to the HoloLens page in the Microsoft website –https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-hololens/en-us

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The Apple Watch, Series 2

Apple has just recently released the Apple Watch, Series 2. This Apple Watch has some major improvements that makes it way better than the first Apple Watch series that Apple released. Some of these improvements are:

• Built-in GPS.
• Water resistance to 50 meters.
• A new lightning-fast dual-core processor.
• a display that’s two times brighter than before.

It was designed by Apple for athletic activities, like running, swimming, etc. Apple calls this second series the “Superior Sports Watch” because it has built-in GPS, a heart rate sensor, is water resistant for 50 Meters, and has a comprehensive workout app. Apple also calls is the “Advanced Activity Tracker”, the “All-Day Assistant”, and the “Powerful Health Tool”.

There are different types of watches in the second series. There is the regular Apple Watch, the Nike Apple Watch, the Hermēs Apple Watch, and the Apple Watch Addition.

The Apple team made this series of Apple Watches water resistant by using the speakers to push water out. In the first series of Apple Watches, water would get inside of the watch through the speakers (since the speakers need a hole so sound waves can flow out) and would damage the watch.

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