Congress squashes HoloLens sales to military
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Poor in field results 

Software King of the World Microsoft has found its plans to sell large numbers of HoloLens hardware to the US military have been squashed in Congress -- at least in the short term.

Military use of Microsoft's HoloLens would get soldiers killed
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Only on the wrong side

Microsoft and the US Army are continuing to explore how to make mixed reality an aid rather than a hindrance for soldiers after tests showed that soldiers taking them into battle felt sick and were more vulnerable to enemy forces.

HoloLens creator exits the Volehill
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Wednesday, 08 June 2022 10:56

HoloLens creator exits the Volehill


Dark rumours of toxic culture 

HoloLens creator Alex Kipman is leaving Microsoft, after he was the subject of a Business Insider report detailing a continuing "toxic business culture" at Microsoft.

US Army could waste $22 billion on Voleware
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Soldiers not that interested in Microsoft HoloLens headsets

The US Army could end up wasting much as $22 billion in taxpayer cash on Microsoft HoloLens headsets which soldiers don’t want and can’t use as intended.

Microsoft denies killing its HoloLens
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Monday, 07 February 2022 13:17

Microsoft denies killing its HoloLens


“It is doing great”

Despite rumours based on sources within the Volehill, Microsoft has denied killing off its HoloLens.

Microsoft snubs Intel on Hololens
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Tuesday, 11 December 2018 12:20

Microsoft snubs Intel on Hololens


Qualcomm's 'Always Connected' Snapdragon 850 SoC gets the nod

Software king of the world Microsoft has decided not to use Intel chips in its second generation HoloLens mixed reality headset.

Microsoft announces AR and mixed-reality software
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Wednesday, 19 September 2018 12:02

Microsoft announces AR and mixed-reality software


HoloLens for businesses.

Microsoft announced new AI and mixed-reality applications for its Dynamics 365 online business software so that it can use its AR HoloLens for businesses.

Microsoft kills second gen HoloLens
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Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:52

Microsoft kills second gen HoloLens


Working on Version three instead 

Microsoft appears to be getting cold feet over its HoloLens and is not going to release a second version of the gear.

Microsoft AR can help you find your keys
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Monday, 02 January 2017 13:00

Microsoft AR can help you find your keys


Hololens gives you a photographic memory


Software king of the world, Microsoft’s new AR Hololens tech is starting to look really cool, and it could be getting even better if a new patent is anything to go by.

HoloLens developer kit goes on sale in parts of Europe
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And the United Kingdom

Microsoft has released its HoloLens AR gear for developers in France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom.