Microsoft has been hyping its HoloLens technology for over a year. Reactions to demos of the helmet-like computer that projects images in front of you ("holograms," as Microsoft calls them) have been mostly positive, though a consumer version is not yet available.
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At this year's TED conference in Vancouver, HoloLens project leader Alex Kipman offered up a presentation that looks even more promising than past demos.
Among the scenes we saw on the screen: a trip to the Moon, a virtual forest, and a visit to Mars (a precise holographic representation of Mars based on Curiosity rover data).
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