Microsoft announces holographic Google Glass competitor

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Microsoft has built a wireless holographic headset that may compete with products like Google Glass, the company announced at a Windows 10 event Wednesday.

The headset, called HoloLens, has its own CPU and wouldn't need to be paired with a computer or phone. A user would be able to see both real images and digital 3D graphics.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.