Leak video shows start menu of Microsoft HoloLens

How do computer in the Augmented Reality? In a video interface and the start menu of Microsoft HoloLens are now for the first time to see. It also shows how to place holograms with the glasses in the room.

With the augmented reality glasses HoloLens Microsoft had already taken care of at a press event last November for a sensation. Now there is a video on YouTube Leak first time the interface of the glasses to see. Demonstrates is in the App Action Gram, can be placed with which holograms around the wearer.

Interface reminiscent of Windows 10 Start Menu

You can see in the video, such as a holographic menu in the field of vision appears. The menu reminds with its tiles and the Cortana button on the Start menu of Windows 10 on the PC. This is no coincidence, because the HoloLens relies on Windows 10 operating system. Individual apps can obviously be selected and started via gesture control.

The program Action Gram shown in the video serves to place virtual objects as holograms in a room. These may be objects, but also animals and people. The holograms are not only rigidly in space but can move there too.

Developer version is soon to be delivered

Unlike Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is the Microsoft HoloLens no virtual reality goggles. Rather, it is a spectacle that, so extended by holograms reality is augmented reality. According to Microsoft, it should be possible with devices like the HoloLens in future, real computer applications to operate only with the help of gesture control. Until then, however, is likely to take some time. In the coming months Microsoft would first like to publish a development version of the glasses. This will cost about 3000 US dollars.