IDG Contributor Network: HoloLens and anticipating the next big smartphone/PC-converged solution

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It’s becoming increasingly clear to me that the market is getting ready to pivot to the next big computing experience. I’m convinced we don’t need two or three separate computing devices that increasingly do the same things.

PCs, smartphones and tablets all can be used for games, productivity applications and communications. At the same time, we’re increasingly getting into trouble using our smartphones inappropriately, which has resulted in laws restricting their use while doing other things – like driving.   

It’s getting closer to a time when we’ll move to a converged solution that will both do all we do on our smartphones, PCs and tablets, and allow us to use the technology more safely. I was at Microsoft Build this month [disclosure: Microsoft is a client of the author], and I’m increasingly convinced their HoloLens could evolve into this converged platform replacement for our personal technology needs.

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