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Can Microsoft make HoloLens more than a mirage? When we think of groundbreaking technology announcements -- the sort of things that make you sit back and reflect on just how far we've come as a species of innovators -- it's easy to jump to the likes of Apple, Google and Tesla before you even consider Microsoft. Crapgadget purveyor SkyMall is filing for bankruptcy You'd be forgiven for thinking that SkyMall, the ubiquitous in-flight magazine featuring things you'd only buy when drunk on tiny liquor bottles and jet lag, was already dead. How a queer black filmmaker made virtual reality a reality at Sundance When Shari Frilot first kicked off New Frontier, an exhibit that pushes the boundaries of traditional storytelling through art and technology, at the Sundance Film Festival back in 2007, the attending press didn't quite know what to make of it or the works on display. "People came and they had no idea what we were doing, but they thought it was really cool," says Frilot of that inaugural exhibit. Microsoft isn't saying much about what's inside HoloLens Without a doubt, the biggest surprise from today's Windows 10 keynote at Microsoft's Redmond campus was the outfit unveiling its HoloLens headset. Here's a closer look at the latest build of Windows 10 (video) Shortly after Microsoft wrapped its epic Windows 10 keynote today, we had a chance to see the latest version of the next-gen OS running on some honest-to-goodness hardware. I experienced 'mixed reality' with Microsoft's holographic computer headset, 'HoloLens' Unlike virtual reality, it's much easier to describe what it's like using Microsoft's "mixed reality" holographic headset, HoloLens. What's new in Windows 10 for PCs? A lot. Coming into today's Windows 10 event, we already knew a lot about Microsoft's latest and greatest. When did Apple become the boring one? In less than a decade, Apple completely changed the world of personal computing, and the music industry in the process. Obama pledges to 'protect a free and open internet,' tackle climate change Leading up to the State of the Union, President Barack Obama criss-crossed the nation offering proposals on everything from free college, to cybersecurity and consumer privacy. Please don't use these passwords. Sincerely, the internet You may have protected your personal data with strong passwords, but when hackers seize control of other computers, the resulting "botnets" can cause plenty of collateral damage.