TechSpot26d
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 ... the problem now is the price: the military branch wants the headsets to "be substantially less" than the current ...
Business Insider India23d
Microsoft lost billions of dollars on HoloLens, and its huge IVAS military contract is in trouble
Microsoft's HoloLens device was unveiled in 2015 ... one tester said after a 2022 test of Microsoft's device for the military, in an excerpt of an Army report dictated to BI.
Hosted on MSN27d
$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
When Microsoft discontinued HoloLens 2 and announced end of support for the mixed reality headset, many asked if the announcement would affect the tech giant's planned military headset.
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 ...
MIT Technology Review20d
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.com26d
US Army Pressures Microsoft to Slash IVAS HoloLens Headset Costs
The decision came after internal problems and lower-than-expected sales of HoloLens 2 ... but it’s unclear if Microsoft can lower the price enough to keep the military satisfied.
tech25d
US Army Wants Microsoft’s Kill-O-Vision Goggles—But Not at $80,000!
You can imagine, when handling military equipment, the difference between one screw ... they provided them with $40 million to do so. What’s Next? Microsoft HoloLens 2 production ceased some time ago ...
Tech Tonic | Meta Llama’s spark, and countries vying for AI governance supremacy
The next stage of AI battles could well see governments vying for superiority for better governance. Within that paradigm, AI ...