Microsoft Teases NFL Fans With Their Futuristic HoloLens Technology Before Super Bowl 50
The NFL has come a long way from grainy broadcasts in black and white, to today’s ultra-high-definition viewing experience which feature game action and instant replays from every convincible angle. This week Microsoft introduced their HoloLens technology; giving football fans a glimpse into what the future of consuming the NFL product could look like.
With Super Bowl 50 just a few days away Microsoft, An Official Technology Sponsor of the NFL, teased football fans and tech junkies alike with a view into “the world’s first fully untethered holographic computer.” Although their current partnership has come under a bit of scrutiny as we wrote about recently, a preview of this new endeavor is sure to leave NFL fans salivating.
The video for their HoloLens augmented reality glasses shows the NFL fan what their viewing experience could look like in the near future. By wearing these glasses the user can immerse themselves into the world of the NFL like never before. The glasses would give the user the ability to watch the game in 3D from any surface in their house; while a life size hologram of their favorite NFL player bursts through their wall. With a simple gesture the user can review plays and look through game and fantasy stats and when their TV is not big enough they can see the whole game on a field that is as large as their wall.
NFL fans love the game and football, like most sports has become a product that is prefect for home consumption. With this technology seeing a game live at a stadium could become obsolete, as this would give fans all the access they could ever want. The ability to stand in the middle of an NFL stadium and have a 360 degree view without leaving the living room, could soon be possible.
This HoloLens technology is available right now, but only for current Windows Insiders who would help Microsoft develop and test the product. There is a lengthy application process and for those deemed qualified it will cost $3,000 for the demo, and would ship in the first quarter of 2016.
HoloLens’ are still most likely years and years away from being a staple in homes on NFL Sunday’s, but if the video renderings are anything near what the final product could actually look like years down the line, NFL fans will be dying to get their hands on these as soon as they can.
