Neowin News Feed for: Ivas

Anduril takes over U.S. Army's IVAS headset production from Microsoft

Omer Dursun — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:34:01 +0000

The U.S. Army's IVAS program enters a new phase with Anduril leading production of the headset. Microsoft continues to provide cloud and AI support. Read more...

US Army demands price cut for Microsoft's $80,000 IVAS headset

Pradeep Viswanathan — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:00:01 +0000

The US Army is pleased with the latest version but wants Microsoft to reduce the high cost. Microsoft is working to meet this request to secure a large order. Read more...

Anduril and Microsoft team up to enhance IVAS: a new era in battlefield awareness

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:10:01 +0000

Anduril Industries is partnering with Microsoft to enhance the capabilities of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) for the US Army. Read more...

Microsoft plans to ship slimmer and lighter HoloLens-based AR headsets to the US Army soon

John Callaham — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 22:34:02 +0000

Microsoft says these improved IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) headsets that use its HoloLens tech should be more comfortable for US Army soldiers to wear in the field. Read more...

Microsoft: Despite what rumors may suggest, we are committed to HoloLens 2 and MR

Usama Jawad — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 06:32:01 +0000

Microsoft recently emphasized that it is fully committed to the HoloLens 2 and mixed reality (MR) space, despite recent events such as the laying off of the entire MRTK team suggesting otherwise. Read more...

Congress denies U.S. Army's request to buy more HoloLens headsets from Microsoft

Usama Jawad — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 06:24:01 +0000

The U.S. government has denied the Army's request to purchase almost 7,000 HoloLens headsets for $400 million following some poor on-field test results including nausea and headaches for soldiers. Read more...

Microsoft HoloLens head Alex Kipman resigns following allegations of misconduct

Usama Jawad — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 04:34:02 +0000

Senior Microsoft executive Alex Kipman has exited the company following allegations of misconduct. Kipman led numerous projects at Microsoft including Kinect and, most recently, HoloLens and Mesh. Read more...

Leaked memo reveals Microsoft isn't too cheery about its HoloLens deal with the U.S. Army

Sayan Sen — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:08:01 +0000

An internal memo belonging to Microsoft about its HoloLens deal with the U.S. Army has leaked and the employees at Microsoft do not sound too optimistic about how things have been going. Read more...

The U.S. Army plans to start equipping soldiers with HoloLens in September

Usama Jawad — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 05:54:01 +0000

Microsoft is working with the U.S. Army on its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS). 120,000 headsets with HoloLens tech will be produced with on-field installation starting in September. Read more...

Microsoft bags yet another HoloLens contract with U.S. military

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 21:06:01 +0000

Following the $480 million augmented reality headset contract with the United States Army in 2018, Microsoft today landed another similar contract with the U.S. military worth $21.9 billion. Read more...

Satya Nadella responds to employee complaints about HoloLens deal with U.S. military

Usama Jawad — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 14:16:01 +0000

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has defended the company's decision to work with the U.S. military, saying that " it's really about being a responsible corporate citizen in a democracy". Read more...

Microsoft employees protest company's HoloLens deal with U.S. military

Usama Jawad — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 14:40:01 +0000

50 employees have penned a letter urging Microsoft to cancel its HoloLens deal with the U.S. military, and to be "mindful about who we're empowering and what we're empowering them to do". Read more...