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• Portal HoloLens AR demo probably too wonderful for we wretched human beasts ever to own

  Portal in AR, via Microsoft HoloLens? Why isn’t this happening in a way we can throw money at?

• This Xbox One streaming to HoloLens setup is some Iron Man level tech wizardry, is used to play Gears of War 4

  Xbox One’s streaming and Microsoft’s HoloLens AR visor: actually pretty cool.

• Fan-made Pokemon AR game is super cool, and you can try it for yourself right now if you have a HoloLens

  Pokemon battles in the real world, through the power of AR.

• HoloLens kits will start shipping to developers from today

  During Microsoft Build 2016 today, the company announced HoloLens developer kits will start shipping today.

• Xbox One can now be turned into a dev kit via preview - but be careful if you try it

  During today’s Microsoft Build 2016 event it was revealed that Xbox One can now be turned into a dev kit. But there’s a word of warning attached to this bit of news.

• Fragments sounds like the most exciting game for HoloLens

  Take a look at Fragments, one of three games launching with the HoloLens development kit.

• Microsoft HoloLens dev kit costs $3,000, Young Conker revealed in new video

  Dev kits shipping late March, pre-orders open today.

• HoloLens FOV similar to standing "2ft from 15in monitor," up to 5.5 hours battery life

  Speaking at an event in Tel Aviv recently, Microsoft’s Bruce Harris shared a few new tidbits of information on the company’s Augmented Reality device HoloLens.

• Video shows HoloLens being used to play Halo 5, without looking at TV

  It’s not the future until you start a game on a console, and move away, continuing to play it while wearing some AR goggles.

• Project X-ray brings "wearable holograms" to HoloLens

  The latest HoloLens demo shows off some pretty cool uses for Microsoft’s AR tech.

• The HoloLens development kit will cost $3,000 and ships in Q1 2016

  The development kit for Microsoft’s augmented reality headset will set studios back $3,000 the firm announced today.

• HoloLens' first version aimed at enterprise, says Microsoft CEO

  The first version of Microsoft’s HoloLens will be aimed at enterprise use, and not gaming.

• Warren Spector feels VR gaming is a fad, but "bring on" Augmented Reality

  Warren Spector has said he’s consistent in the belief that VR is a fad for consumers other than some hardcore gamers.

• E3 2015: Minecraft built specifically for Microsoft's HoloLens is rather impressive

  Microsoft showed a HoloLens demo today during its E3 2015 press conference featuring Minecraft.

• Microsoft E3 2015: Halo 5, Gears 4, Dark Souls 3 - all the news here

  We liveblogged Microsoft’s E3 2015 press conference, and you can catch up on all the lovely announcements here in one massive post.

• Mass Effect producer joins HoloLens team at Microsoft

  Mass Effect project leader Casey Hudson has popped up at Microsoft.

• Current HoloLens prototype has noticeably "tighter" FoV compared to January build

  Microsoft’s augmented reality headset HoloLens is still very much in the prototype stage, according to various reports out of the Build Conference.

• Unity support announced for HoloLens, will work with Windows universal apps

  Microsoft is partnering with game engine developers Unity in order to make HoloLens compatible with apps and games which use the cross-platform engine.

• Microsoft HoloLens designer killed in hit and run accident

  Very sad news out of Redmond this week, as Mike Ey was killed in a tragic accident.