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Any method to get a HoloLens earlier?
Hololens Dev Team,
We have received an invitation to Wave 4 and we are excited and appreciative!
But Houston we have a problem.. We have our major products show in August where we would like to show a pre-view concept using HoloLens to our industrial customers. We would like to get some feedback early in our development process and this is great venue. However, based on the 2-3 months per wave we would be out of luck!
Is there any method to petition to get moved up to an earlier wave to have a chance?
I wouldn't ask, but our show is every two years.. so otherwise we would have to wait till August of 2018!
If there is any chance, please let us know! We would be happy to provide details of the application, the booth layouts, and the opportunity.
I posted here since I don't have a method to reach you otherwise (that I am aware of).
Thanks in advance for the consideration.
Chris Aiken
Aiken Dev/AikenLabs/AikenControls
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ChimeraScorn
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The only option is to find someone who is already admitted to an earlier wave. You can certainly start development with the Emulator, but it will definitely be best to have a device on hand for final development and to have devices on hand for your demos.
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I would try reaching out to a wave 1 developer that might like to partner with you to gain exposure. Work with the emulator to prototype and then pay for them to come to your event and share the device.
I would imagine that with the SDK and emulator you can get a Proof of Concept to market and then borrow a HoloLens when its needed.
The only option is to find someone who is already admitted to an earlier wave. You can certainly start development with the Emulator, but it will definitely be best to have a device on hand for final development and to have devices on hand for your demos.
... and take it from them?
Or if you just need a hololens domain name.
James Ashley
VS 2017 v5.3.3, Unity 2017.3.0f3, MRTK 2017.1.2, W10 17063
Microsoft MVP, Freelance HoloLens/MR Developer
www.imaginativeuniversal.com