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In this form, the lenses are swapped out of the headband for a more traditional glasses frame style.

Switching HoloLens to a modular design is pretty much what I’d describe as meaningful, no?

Microsoft HoloLens

Microsoft also recentlypatentedsome virtual keyboard attachment designs specifically for HoloLens and other similar augmented reality headsets.

This was after soldiers complained of motion sickness and general inoperability problems with the first iterations of the product.

As usual with patents, they could just be prototypes that never see the light of day.

Microsoft patent for modular HoloLens

But hey, it’s fun to dream, right?

HoloLens patent for virtual keyboards

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