Microsoft integrates Teams in mixed reality headset HoloLens 2 - Moneycontrol

December 17, 2022 / 05:52 PM IST

Microsoft has announced afloat integration of its nonrecreational Instant Messaging (IM) client, Teams, successful its mixed world headset, HoloLens 2.

The Redmond-based exertion large said the integration enables cloud-powered productivity and collaboration tools.

HoloLens 2 users volition present beryllium capable to telephone up holographic windows wrong the headset with entree to Teams telephone oregon chat, instrumentality a look astatine a papers oregon adjacent summon a OneDrive folder from wrong the headset.

It has besides combined the Dynamics 365 Mixed Reality and Dynamic 365 guides apps into one. This volition assistance frontline workers utilizing the headset amusement their colleagues what they presumption successful the field.

David Kleiner from Toyota's North American Applied Technology and Research Lab said that giving laptops to frontline workers doesn't work, due to the fact that they "don't person desks." Instead handing them a HoloLens makes much sense.

"When they’re wearing a HoloLens, they present person a surface that gives them each the integer tools they need,” said Kleiner.

Toyota has been utilizing HoloLens astatine its locations and providing feedback for the device. They adjacent helped Microsoft by co-developing features for the headset.

HoloLens co-creator Alex Kipman was let spell by Microsoft earlier this year, pursuing allegations of verbal maltreatment and intersexual harassment.

Some reports suggested that Microsoft was done with the HoloLens division, and HoloLens 2 would beryllium the past product.

In the blog post announcing the integration, Microsoft's caller caput for HoloLens Scott Evans said that a caller headset is connected the mode but the squad were “looking for the close plan constituent to marque it a meaningful update".

Evans added that customers told Microsoft that businesses didn't request a "constant harvest of caller gadgets" and don't privation to regenerate devices each 2 years.

“No 1 wants to beryllium obsoleted for 10 percent amended capabilities. They don’t request a successor yet, but they privation to cognize it volition beryllium determination astatine the close time,” helium said.