Al Bawaba News29d
Microsoft to provide US Army with HoloLens goggles worth $21.9B
According to the US Army’s latest statement, the cost of Microsoft's HoloLens glasses should be kept under $80,000 to generate bigger sales in the future. IVAS aims to equip US soldiers with ...
TechSpot28d
The Army wants Microsoft to "substantially" lower the price of its $80,000 HoloLens-based goggles
Earlier this month, Microsoft ended production of its HoloLens 2 headset with no plans for a successor. The company emphasized at the time that it remains "fully committed" to IVAS.
Road to VR29d
U.S. Army Needs Microsoft AR Headset to Be “substantially less” Than Projected $80K Price Tag
Based on HoloLens 2, Microsoft’s specially-built Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) has faced multiple challenges since being awarded the Army contract in 2019, including poor field ...
Business Insider India26d
Microsoft lost billions of dollars on HoloLens, and its huge IVAS military contract is in trouble
"In addition, we remain fully committed to the IVAS program with the US Department of Defense." The Department of Defense did not respond to requests for comment. Microsoft's HoloLens device was ...
Hosted on MSN29d
$22 billion Microsoft deal with U.S. Army could be in jeopardy unless the tech giant can get the price of its militarized HoloLens to be "substantially less than" $80,000 per unit
IVAS has faced several delays and challenges for several years, but Microsoft's deal with the U.S. Army regarding the headsets could be worth almost $22 billion. Microsoft discontinued HoloLens 2 ...
Yahoo28d
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 ...
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 ...
Seattle Times28d
Microsoft goggles’ cost must drop from $80,000 each, Army says
The goggles, known as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, or IVAS, are intended to give ... The devices are based on Microsoft’s HoloLens “mixed reality” goggles.
MIT Technology Review22d
Palmer Luckey on the Pentagon’s future of mixed reality
What a floundering military goggle project reveals about where our experiences with the technology are headed next, according ...
winbuzzer.com28d
US Army Pressures Microsoft to Slash IVAS HoloLens Headset Costs
The US Army is putting the heat on Microsoft, asking for a considerable price cut on the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset, a mixed-reality device based on HoloLens that’s ...