Al Bawaba News29d
Microsoft to provide US Army with HoloLens goggles worth $21.9B
Microsoft is expected to secure a deal worth $21.9 billion upon providing the US Army with HoloLens goggles, software, and hardware components, according to Bloomberg. The Microsoft HoloLens is an ...
TechSpot28d
The Army wants Microsoft to "substantially" lower the price of its $80,000 HoloLens-based goggles
In a nutshell: The HoloLens-based goggles that Microsoft is selling to the US Army have had a long and difficult history. While the hardware and software issues of the early models appear to have ...
The Army’s $21 Billion Augmented Reality Helmets Will Save Soldiers’ Lives. Why Are They Still Delayed?
The headsets would give soldiers crucial information at a glance, creating a tactical advantage on the battlefield—but ...
Road to VR29d
U.S. Army Needs Microsoft AR Headset to Be “substantially less” Than Projected $80K Price Tag
Microsoft’s contract with ... Price is also a “key factor,” Army acquisition chief Doug Bush says. At the annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference last week in ...
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China’s military uses Microsoft mixed-reality HoloLens 2 headsets to maintain equipment, video shows
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 headset is freely available for ... In 2021, Microsoft won a contract to supply the US Army with more than 120,000 mixed-reality headsets in a deal worth up to US$21. ...
Yahoo27d
US Army asks if Microsoft could please make its Kill-O-Vision headsets a bit cheaper
In 2021, Microsoft signed a $22 billion deal with the US Army to develop the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), based on its HoloLens headset. Not everyone was thrilled with the idea of ...
Business Insider India25d
Microsoft lost billions of dollars on HoloLens, and its huge IVAS military contract is in trouble
Microsoft lost billions of dollars on its HoloLens mixed-reality project, and the company's involvement in a related contract with the US Army is in doubt, according to people familiar with the ...
Indiatimes1mon
US Army makes a 'price request' to Microsoft for these Goggles
IVAS, which is based on Microsoft's HoloLens mixed reality technology ... However, the high price tag could affect the US Army's plans to purchase up to 121,000 units over a decade.
Seattle Times28d
Microsoft goggles’ cost must drop from $80,000 each, Army says
The cost of Microsoft ... s HoloLens “mixed reality” goggles. Testing to date “is going much better than the first time around” as “a lot of the problems have been fixed,” Army ...
Indiatimes1mon
Microsoft has ended production of this hardware device, why and how this marks end of an era
Microsoft has announced it will end production of the HoloLens 2 augmented reality headset, shifting focus to military applications and partnerships with Meta. Software support will continue until ...
Neowin1mon
Microsoft discontinues HoloLens 2Microsoft discontinues HoloLens 2Microsoft discontinues HoloLens 21 1
Microsoft has confirmed that the HoloLens 2 is discontinued. In a statement to UploadVR, the company acknowledged that customers and partners who want to get their hands on the company's ...