Microsoft begins first shipments of HoloLens

Microsoft began its first shipments of its HoloLens augmented reality headgear Wednesday, staking its place in what is expected to be an emerging computing platform. HoloLens is being delivered to application developers, with Microsoft opting for augmented reality rather than virtual reality in devices such as the Oculus Rift from Facebook. While virtual reality is fully immersive, the partly immersive augmented reality allows users to multitask via virtual images superimposed on their normal fi