Article Analysis: We Can See The Future From Here

I article I chose was in the magazine, Popular Mechanics called, “We Can See the Future from Here.” This article was about a man named Alex Kipman and his high-tech invention. He had recently overseen the failed debuted of Windows Vista and left Microsoft to go on a sabbatical. During his sabbatical to Brazil he found out exactly where he wanted to be with a new invention; The HoloLens. This magical device helps people see like nothing before. A soft grey ring (like a halo) fits over your head and another piece hovers in front of your eyes (a clear shield with two sets of lenses). A soft piece of silicon fits on your forehead that contains many sensors; cameras, motion detectors, coordinate system etc. HoloLens can tell what the room looks like, where you are and what is in your field of vision. HoloLens follows your gaze around your setting and you can project a hologram to another person. Microsoft has slowly debuted this in different areas of the world, they found people treat the holograms like avatars. They do not get too close, and treat computers like machines. His invention has also inspired another company to create OnSight; which was used to take pictures (we already had) of Mars and together creating an immersive Martian environment to experience. The article ends with the
“We Can See the Future from Here,” also talked about how we can not only use it for science technology, but home improvement. If you needed help with fixing your sink, you could have HoloLens on and the other person would be able to help and see exactly what you are seeing. I think HoloLens is futuristic, innovative creation. It does come with a heavy price tag of $3,000, but for big companies it would be worth it. I believe you could also use it in the health world. If a certain specialist is across the world and the patient cannot fly there; HoloLens is a way a doctor could still perform the