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 ...
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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 ... including their peripheral vision, when worn. Most worryingly of all, soldiers reportedly ...
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Microsoft to provide US Army with HoloLens goggles worth $21.9B
The Microsoft HoloLens is an advanced ... developed for the United States Army. IVAS aims to equip US soldiers with various capabilities, including night vision, airborne threat warnings, thermal ...
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$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
The U.S. Army wants Microsoft to reduce the cost of IVAS ... The headsets also include night vision and are much more durable than commercial or enterprise augmented reality systems.
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Microsoft goggles’ cost must drop from $80,000 each, Army says
The cost of Microsoft’s goggles for ... are intended to give soldiers everything from night-vision capability to warnings of incoming airborne threats. The Army has praised the current slimmer ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Microsoft HoloLens Gets ‘Big Win’ From $21.9 Billion Army Contract
The mixed-reality advancements by Microsoft are ‘a sign that investments from the partner community [on HoloLens ... the U.S. Army said IVAS uses a variety of sensors—including night, thermal ...
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US Army makes a 'price request' to Microsoft for these Goggles
IVAS, which is based on Microsoft's HoloLens mixed reality ... including night vision, threat detection, and real-time information. The Army has been impressed with the device's performance ...
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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 ...