Barcelona (CNN Business) The newest version of Microsoft's augmented reality headset is designed to help workers of all types better do their jobs.

The company demonstrated a variety of possible workplace uses across a range of industries. One demonstration featured a creative team for a toy company collaborating in real time in a virtual conference room. Other demonstrations showed auto manufacturing, industrial equipment repair and medical procedures that were all aided by the augmented reality technology.

Users who wear a HoloLens headset see the world around them, but with virtual graphics overlaid. The images often integrate with real surfaces and objects — imagine a virtual cup of coffee appearing to rest on a real table.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told CNN Business in an exclusive interview Monday that the new device will be more comfortable than the previous version, which was released in 2016.

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