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my question is regarding Hololens
megha
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- Is there any tracing mechanism involved with Hololens? For instance, if my hololens is stolen, how can I get it back? How can I track it? (Thanks to GPS in mobile, we can trace it)
- How can a end user (I mean, not a developer) load/download save data to it? For instance, movies, songs, games, etc., of user's choice? Will these entertainment features also be as holograms?
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Not sure about the tracing of the unit, but you can use onedrive to store videos and photos:
Install the OneDrive app on HoloLens
Record videos ("Cortana, start recording")
Start Photos app
Click on Settings
Turn on "Save to OneDrive"
Close settings
Click Sync button above Settings buttonOn a slow network it may take a while!
creative mind, free thinker, dreamer, maker, mostly working on games and doodling around with gadgets, Sphered Cazual/Elite/Master of the Universe/Dad/Husband @mariovermeulen
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Each device has a name identifying it on the network and there is a REST Service for the hololens so you could connect remote via this :
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/device_portal_api_reference
so you could call this to restart the device remotely
:/api/control/restart (POST)
or call a shutdown command
/api/control/shutdown (POST)
creative mind, free thinker, dreamer, maker, mostly working on games and doodling around with gadgets, Sphered Cazual/Elite/Master of the Universe/Dad/Husband @mariovermeulen
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Not sure about the tracing of the unit, but you can use onedrive to store videos and photos:
Install the OneDrive app on HoloLens
Record videos ("Cortana, start recording")
Start Photos app
Click on Settings
Turn on "Save to OneDrive"
Close settings
Click Sync button above Settings button
On a slow network it may take a while!
creative mind, free thinker, dreamer, maker, mostly working on games and doodling around with gadgets, Sphered Cazual/Elite/Master of the Universe/Dad/Husband @mariovermeulen
Does a hololens device carry any unique ID with it? So that, with the unique ID one can remotely access it.
I am just curious to know how the following situation can be handled(...I request you to help me with that)
If there are x number of hololens devices operated/used within a certain range of WiFi area, and if a unit is seen missing from the WiFi area, is there any option to disable the unit remotely...so that it should go dead. Or any password protected mechanism be enabled?
Can you also clarify on how a end user starts using the device when it is used for the first time? a new account need to be created every time it is started? Does the data get erased once it is turned off?
Each device has a name identifying it on the network and there is a REST Service for the hololens so you could connect remote via this :
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/device_portal_api_reference
so you could call this to restart the device remotely
:/api/control/restart (POST)
or call a shutdown command
/api/control/shutdown (POST)
creative mind, free thinker, dreamer, maker, mostly working on games and doodling around with gadgets, Sphered Cazual/Elite/Master of the Universe/Dad/Husband @mariovermeulen
You can Pin Protect the HoloLens so that it requires a pin to log into it on startup. This would essentially disable it for unauthorized users the first time it shuts down