Microsoft hololens headset

Microsoft HoloLens, known under development as Project Baraboo,^[3] is a pair of mixed reality smartglasses developed and manufactured by Microsoft. HoloLens gained popularity for being one of the first computers running the Windows Mixed Reality platform under the Windows 10 operating system. The HoloLens can trace its lineage to Kinect, an add-on for Microsoft's Xbox gaming console that was introduced in 2010.^[4]

Also known as	Project Baraboo (in-development)
Developer	Microsoft
Manufacturer	Microsoft
Product family	Windows 10
Type	Mixed reality augmented reality head-mounted displaysmartglasses
Release date	March 30, 2016 (Development Edition) 2017 (Consumer version)
Introductory price	$3,000[1] $5,000 (Commercial Suite)[2] no
Operating system	Windows Mixed Reality
CPU	Intel 32-bit (1GHz)
Memory	2 GB RAM 1 GB HPU RAM
Storage	64 GB (flash memory)
Display	2.3 megapixel widescreenstereoscopic head-mounted display
Sound	Spatial sound technology
Input	Inertial measurement unit(Accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer) 4 sensors 1 120°×120° depth camera
Controller input	Gestural commands via sensors and HPU
Camera	2.4 MP
Touchpad	None.
Connectivity	IEEE 802.11ac   Bluetooth 4.1 LE
Platform	Windows 10
The pre-production version of HoloLens, the Development Edition, shipped on March 30, 2016, and is targeted to developers in the United States and Canada for a list price of $3000.[5][6] Samsung and Asus have extended an offer to Microsoft to help produce their own mixed-reality products, in collaboration with Microsoft, based around the concept and hardware on HoloLens.[7][8] On October 12, 2016, Microsoft announced global expansion of HoloLens and publicized that HoloLens would be available for preorder in Australia, Ireland, France, Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.[9] There is also a Commercial Suite (similar to a pro edition of Windows), with enterprise features, such as bitlocker security. The Suite sells for $5,000.[10][11]