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#Big Day for Microsoft; Launched Hololens 3d headset at Windows 10 Event On Windows 10 event, Microsoft introduced its Hololens 3d headset which can be used to interact with holographic images and allowing its users to play video games and build 3d models. Microsoft Hololens headset was the most eye-catching thing at the event when Windows 10 was showcased, which a major OS release from Microsoft. The company said the headset would be available around the same time that Windows 10 is released, which is expected to be this year. Microsoft chief executive, Satya Nadella said ur industry progress is punctuated by moments of category creation. Windows and holographic computing is one such moment. Hololens is a bit different from the virtual reality headset that has been focused by Samsung, Sony and many others. The headset is part of the emerging category augmented reality, in which virtual 3-D objects appear to be inserted into the real world. The Hololens headset is see-through so that people who wear it can continue to see the physical environment around them, unlike virtual reality headsets that completely envelope people with 3-D imagery. Microsoft employee demonstrated it by designing a model of drone with the hand gesture to manipulate tools that were visible to her with the help of headset. Microsoft did revealed not key details about the headset; including the most important question that how much it will cost. Most of the event was dedicated to the Windows, which is in fact the biggest engine of the Company profit. Microsoft announced a free one-year upgrade to its users. So for the Windows users it is a good time to upgrade to Windows 10, if they are using Windows 7 or Windows 8, 8. 1 on PC or phones. This would help Microsoft to get hundreds of millions of users running the older versions of Windows to upgrade quickly to the newest version. Executive vice president at Microsoft Terry Myerson said indows 10 is so much more than the latest version of Windows. Windows 10 changes the rules of the game and redefines the relationship between us and our customers. Another good thing announced was the addition of Cortana, a sri-like software, to Windows 10 that was previously available only for Windows phone o

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