Microsoft biggest event of the year ‘Build 2015’ kicks off today and with it brings promise of more information for their intriguing augmented reality headset, Hololens.

Running from April 29-May 1st, Microsoft’s Build event has grown to become Microsoft’s most important event in the tech calendar. Aimed at highlighting new technologies and giving Windows developers a heads-up on inbound initiatives, it gives the outside world a peek into what can be expected from the company’s technology going forward.

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This year a promotional email from Microsoft suggests that their AR Headset, dubbed the Hololens – first unveiled to the world at a special Windows 10 event earlier in the year – may well feature heavily at the event. The technology impressed those who tried it, albeit with some caveats, but we’ve heard very little since January about the device’s future.

It’s not clear how prevalent the new device, designed from the ground up with integration for Microsoft’s new operating system Windows 10, will be in sessions at the event – however MS’s own promo material states “Tune in to live and on-demand Microsoft Hololens sessions from Build” so its presence may well be significant.

In either case, those interested in the future of the device should tune in to the opening keynote at Build 2015 which is being live streamed and is scheduled to start at 8:30AM PT / 11:30AM ET. Tune in over at the Build website for coverage of the event. We’ll be watching for any tidbits and will report back as soon as we can, but in the mean time, check out our previous Hololens coverage below:

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Paul James
Based in the UK, Paul has been immersed in interactive entertainment for the best part of 27 years and has followed advances in gaming with a passionate fervour. His obsession with graphical fidelity over the years has had him branded a ‘graphics whore’ (which he views as the highest compliment) more than once and he holds a particular candle for the dream of the ultimate immersive gaming experience. Having followed and been disappointed by the original VR explosion of the 90s, he then founded RiftVR.com to follow the new and exciting prospect of the rebirth of VR in products like the Oculus Rift. Paul joined forces with Ben to help build the new Road to VR in preparation for what he sees as VR’s coming of age over the next few years.