Microsoft is finally leading the way in mobile, 4 years too late

Microsoft smartly waited until the end of its excruciatingly long keynote to give us a second look at the HoloLens, the company's forward-looking take on virtual reality. Before a packed crowd of developers and press, the device's architect, Alex Kipman, showed how the HoloLens could litter a wall with virtual displays and create detailed objects — like a Tyrannosaurus' skull — that weren't really there.

HoloLens is futuristic, potentially game-changing and incredibly cool. It's also a longterm play from Microsoft, and we won't know how big a deal it will be for a while. Even if it somehow ships this year, it'll take a while for developers to build experiences for it, and for users to truly "get" it. Read more...