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New details of Microsoft’s upcoming HoloLens have been revealed, including that it will feature a battery life of up to 5.5 hours, Petri IT Knowledgebase has reported.Petri has reported that Bruce Harris, a Microsoft technical evangelist, revealed the HoloLens details at an event in Tel Aviv, with battery life for the device to run up to 5.5 hours, while heavy usage will see it closer to 2.5 hours.
The development edition of the HoloLens is slated to beginning shipping in the 2016 first quarter.
Harris noted that the HoloLens is “totally wireless”, using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for communication, with there not being a wired option for the device, Petri reported, with anything capable of connecting to the device, as long as it supports Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
A video of the event posted to YouTube has since been removed.
The virtual reality/augmented reality market is poised for steep growth in the coming years, with a number of devices from major manufacturers set to be released.
Digi-Capital recently stated that it expects augmented/virtual reality revenue to reach US$120 billion by 2020, with most consumer AR to launch around 2017.
