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Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal to make VR Headsets for US Army

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Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal to make VR Headsets for US Army

Earlier today, the United States Army announced Microsoft won its $22 billion VR headset deal. In contract Microsoft to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets including Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program as it moves from rapid prototyping to production and rapid fielding. The IVAS headset, based on HoloLens and augmented by Microsoft Azure cloud services, delivers a platform that will keep Soldiers safer and make them more effective. The program delivers enhanced situational awareness, enabling information sharing and decision-making in a variety of scenarios. The IVAS aggregates multiple technologies into an architecture that allows the Soldier to Fight, Rehearse, and Train using a single platform. The suite of capabilities leverages ex...

Microsoft’s HoloLens will now be Used by the US Army on Battlefields

The US Army is looking forward to making use of Microsoft’s HoloLens on the battlefield. The Army has reportedly awarded Microsoft a $480 million contract to supply its HoloLens headsets to the soldiers. Virtual- and augmented-reality headsets haven't been much success in the consumer market, however, they're finding an important place on the battlefield. The head-mounted displays make use of augmented reality. With this, the viewers can see virtual imagery superimposed over the real-world scenery in front of them. The technology company says the technology will provide troops with better information to make decisions. The Redmond, Washington, company stated that the new work extends its longstanding relationship with the Department of Defense. Military bidding documents say th...

Snapchat Working on Google Glass Rival: Report

NEW YORK: After changing the orthodox ways of chatting, video messaging application Snapchat is now reportedly working to give tough competition to Google with its own augmented reality (AR) "smart" glasses. According to a TechCrunch report, Snapchat has hired developers from major augmented reality groups like Microsoft's HoloLens, PTC's (formerly Qualcomm's) Vuforia and eye-tracking tech maker Eyefluence to make Snapchat's pair of "smart" glasses. The company showed interest when Google launched Glass and later bought Vergence Labs, which produced a pair of glasses equipped with an embedded camera for $15 million in March 2014. Company soon bought Scan.me for $50 million, a QR code-scanning/creating technology that would later manifest itself it the company's Snaptags feature. ...