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Microsoft to release HoloLens AR headset to developers in 2016

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By John Glenday, Reporter

August 3, 2015 | 1 min read

Hot on the heels of its Windows 10 software launch Microsoft isn’t resting on its laurels by pressing ahead with the hotly anticipated launch of its HoloLens augmented reality headset.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will press ahead with the release of hardware to developers in 2016, before moving to a commercial roll-out.

Speaking to the BBC Nadella said: “We're looking forward to getting the V1 out, which is more around developers and enterprises in the Windows 10 time frame," he added. "Which means it is within the next year."

Anyone hoping to nip down the shops and pick up a headset looks to be in for a long wait however with Nadella stressing that he is looking to the longer term for the device with a five year window planned before it is fully consumer ready.

In the meantime Microsoft is prioritising enterprise uses for business and industry including a tie-up with NASA to enable scientists to remotely view imagery sent back from the surface of Mars.

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