THE NEXT STEP IN TV: MICROSOFT HOLOLENS™ By Udayan Senapati and Connor Campbell

INTRODUCTION  In 90 years, the TV has went from being a 8 X 8 inch screen on a box with barely any resolution to a 100 inch diagonal screen with 1080p resolution with surround sound.  In this age of technology, people can now communicate on Television with products like Skype, YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Twitter, and possibilities go on.  The TV has been one of the fastest changing products in history.

GENEALOGY OF THE TELEVISION  Curved TV  3D TV – 2010  Flat screen TV – The Flat screen existed in the 1950s but grew commercially in late 90s  Picture Tube TV – 1934  Mechanical TV was widely regarded as the first TV demonstration

GENEALOGY OF THE TELEVISION CONT’D  Curved TV – Reduces glare, easier visibility of darker images, immersive feeling and lets everyone have the same good view.  3D – Polarized 3D is built-in so viewer won’t have to deal with anagram red and blue 3D.  Flat screen – The screen can be chosen to be OLED, Plasma, LED LCD or LCD. Each vary in lighting and visibility.

GENEALOGY OF THE TELEVISION CONT’D!  Picture tube TV – The TV contained vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns, and a fluorescent screen which was used to view images.  Mechanical TV – The TV had two wheels spinning at high speeds but in sync. Both wheels have pinhole that takes one transmitted video in and out into a screen.

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Television Entertainment and Information Communication  The Television is a device used in our daily lives so much that it has become our way of life.  It is mainly used as a source of Entertainment or Information.  Now, with the applications like Skype, people everywhere have started communicating by audio or video chat.  Newer HD Television that can connect to the internet can use Skype to communicate.  Also, people can use social networking apps on TV such as Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube.

DEMANDS / TV  Advertising: The year 1940 looked promising at first, to the television industry. But, unfortunately, television sets were very expensive. RCA offered sets to their employees at a stunning discount. Then it was announced that CBS has marketable color technology. As the color TV became cheaper, more and more TV sets were sold.  Goals of the company: The television industry flourished as the entertainment business revolutionized. People preferred watching moving pictures over listening to radio or reading book.  Economy: The first TV was sold in 1928 when the USA was at one of its fiscal highs. But during the Great Depression and WW2 sales were low and people couldn’t buy it until after WW2, when it became cheaper and most families could afford had at least one TV.  Social: Most people in the society watch TV for entertainment or for News.  Fad: The technological advances in the Television industry has kept the TVs in the market as well as the programs that’re being broadcast. Many programs children and parents enjoy, influence them.

THE HOLOLENS™ This technology is now more personal, it could adapt to the natural ways that you communicate, learn, and create. The only person that can see the screen is the wearer of the Hololens. Hololens runs on Windows 10 having features like Netflix, Skype, TV, Image Viewer, certain games like Minecraft, etc.

DESIGN OF HOLOLENS: ECONOMIC  Economic: The design of a Hololens is so much dependent on the underlying computer technology. It’s like a gaming system combined with television and Internet. If the company can keep the prices of the down the HoloLens would be a great success.

DESIGN OF HOLOLENS: POLITICAL  Political: The Hololens has been used to help NASA explore the environment of Mars so they can see what the Rovers can see. It has the potential to be used in other Scientific programs like exploring under water.

DESIGN OF HOLOLENS: ENVIRONMENTAL  Environmental: The battery life and resolution might not be at a all time high, but if Microsoft keeps on innovating it they could improve. Using something to replace battery will help the environment.

CONCLUSION  Television is one of most enduring and one of the fastest changing products in our History.  At first, not many people had hoped Television would do well. They thought Radio would stay forever. By 1940 every family had at least one Television.  In 100 years, TV has gone from being a 8 X 8 inch screen to a 100 inch diagonal screen with amazing resolution to possibly a combined world of digital and reality.