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HoloLens Is Officially Dead, Along With Microsoft’s Business AR Dreams

Microsoft said it’s calling it quits on HoloLens 2 production. By 2028, the company will stop offering any more updates for its VR headsets.

Tech News Kyle Barr Oct 1

DARPA’s a Bit Concerned About Tactical-Puking Attacks

New cognitive attacks could flood a soldier’s headset with garbage data in order to increase latency “and induce physical illness.”

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Oct 13

U.S. Soldiers Worry Microsoft’s HoloLens Headset Will Make Them Puke and Get Them Killed

The headset reportedly failed four out of six of the Army's evaluation events and caused soldiers to experience nausea, headaches, and eye strain.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Oct 13

HoloLens Lead Alex Kipman to Leave Microsoft After Misconduct Allegations

The executive was accused of watching 'VR porn' in front of other employees.

Tech News Phillip Tracy Jun 8

Russian Linked Attackers Barraged Ukrainian Networks With Hundreds of Attacks: Report

Attackers reportedly conducted 237 operation with some seemingly occurring in tandem with kinetic military strikes.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Apr 28

Microsoft Lands $22 Billion to Put Custom HoloLens Headsets on U.S. Soldiers

In late 2018, Microsoft struck a $480 million deal with the U.S. Army to deliver augmented reality headset prototypes based on its HoloLens system. Well, it appears the military is a fan because it’s inked a contract to get a whole lot more of them. As in, over 120,000 headsets worth up to $21.88 billion…

Tech News Victoria Song Apr 1

Apple’s Rumored AR Glasses Could Arrive in Early 2020, Analyst Report Claims

Following hints about a potential Apple AR headset found in iOS 13 earlier this fall, a new report from a well respected Apple analyst suggests that Apple’s AR glasses could arrive as early as the first half of 2020. According to a note from TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors), mass production of Apple’s headset…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Oct 9

Microsoft Botched Its First HoloLens Demo of Build 2019

Anything can happen during a live event. Or not happen. As it just so happens, Microsoft Build 2019 opened up with a whole lot of nothing thanks to a botched HoloLens 2 demo. To kick things off, John Knoll, the chief creative officer at Industrial Light and Magic, and Andy Chaikin, a space historian and…

Tech News Victoria Song May 6

What’s Going to Happen With Microsoft Next Week?

On Monday, while many of us dissect the latest episode of Game of Thrones, thousands of developers will convene in Seattle to talk about all things Microsoft at its annual Build conference. Where once that meant speculating about cool new laptops or a fancy mixed reality headset, this year things will probably be focused on…

Tech News Alex Cranz May 4

The Army Just Gave a Press Demo of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Military Prototype

Last year, Microsoft won a $479-million-plus contract with the U.S. Army to build Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) prototypes that a government document described as intended to “accelerate lethal defensive and offensive capabilities utilizing innovative components.” This weekend, CNBC got a look at what Microsoft has been cooking up in the form of a modified…

Tech News Tom McKay Apr 6

Apple Mining, Poop Power, and Breaking Up Tech Giants: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Last week was Garbage Week here at Gizmodo, meaning we brought our readers stories specifically focused on waste (and not the figurative kind—though in the year of our Lord 2019, such a series would certainly track). In exploring all things trash, we dug into the way in which our recycling systems are broken. We reported…

Tech News Catie Keck Mar 10

You Are Not Ready For HoloLens 2

Microsoft figured it out. Tuesday I got my first opportunity to try out the HoloLens 2, and after slipping it over my head and taking a quick moment to calibrate the eye tracking, I was instantly able to move around the room and interact with objects crafted from light. It was annoyingly natural to participate…

Reviews Alex Cranz Mar 7

Microsoft’s Sending a Confusing Message With Its HoloLens 2

When Microsoft introduced HoloLens four years ago, it allegedly changed the industry. But did it really? I mean, you can’t really buy a HoloLens, and its applications have largely been relegated to an assortment of niche enterprises purposes and potentially the military. To me, HoloLens was incredibly promising tech that always seemed like it was…

Tech News Sam Rutherford Feb 24

Microsoft Employees Demand Company End $480 Million Contract With US Army

Ahead of Sunday’s rumored announcement of the HoloLens 2 headset at Mobile World Congress on Sunday, a group of concerned employees at Microsoft have begun circulated a letter demanding the august tech firm sever an augmented reality contract it won with the Army last year. The letter—which spread across internal discussion boards and company email…

Tech News Avery Ellis Feb 22

The First Great iPhone App Grows Up

The very first iPhone apps were universally dull. And then Bloom came out. Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers built the app and released it just a few months after Apple opened the App Store in July 2008. It was immediately obvious that something special was happening. The app was interesting on an artistic level, one…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 16

The Best Use For Microsoft’s HoloLens Is Playing a Star Trek: TNG Game That Nearly Killed the Crew

When you think about the early days of virtual reality, you either think of the movie The Lawnmower Man, or that episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation where the crew gets addicted to an augmented reality game that almost kills everyone. Which, by the way, you can now play on Microsoft’s HoloLens AR headset.…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Nov 13

Playing Super Mario Bros. in Real Life Is How Video Games Will Finally Get You Off Your Ass

If Microsoft wants a guaranteed way to sell a million Hololens augmented reality headsets, it should listen to Abhishek Singh and pitch the hardware as the ultimate way to get in shape by playing the first level of Super Mario Bros. in real life. Unlike the Wii’s balance board accessory, this might actually help you…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jun 22

Make Your Own Bootleg HoloLens With the Cardboard Holokit

While the world catches up with VR, imperfect but affordable options for entry like Google Cardboard and Samsung’s Gear VR will get the job done. But augmented/mixed reality is also proving itself to be a ripe new field and for anyone looking to dip their toes in the water of this brave new world, the…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jun 3

What Happened to the Amazing HoloLens Future We Were Promised?

Microsoft overhauled its fading corporate image nearly three years ago with that announcement of a powerful new operating system, Windows 10. The most surprising facet of this rebranding effort was a promising augmented reality headset, HoloLens, shown off at a press conference in January 2015. When it debuted, HoloLens felt like it could genuinely change…

Tech News Michael Nunez May 15

Lemmings in HoloLens Adds New Dimension to Animal Suicide

One of the most exciting things about HoloLens is that no one is entirely sure what to do with it. It’s a game-changing device that’s bound to bring some revolutionary new applications. So far, developers have been getting the hang of it by adapting old ideas to interact with the real world. Now, some fine…

Sploid Rhett Jones Apr 9

HoloLens

HoloLens Is Officially Dead, Along With Microsoft’s Business AR Dreams

DARPA’s a Bit Concerned About Tactical-Puking Attacks

U.S. Soldiers Worry Microsoft’s HoloLens Headset Will Make Them Puke and Get Them Killed

HoloLens Lead Alex Kipman to Leave Microsoft After Misconduct Allegations

Russian Linked Attackers Barraged Ukrainian Networks With Hundreds of Attacks: Report

Microsoft Lands $22 Billion to Put Custom HoloLens Headsets on U.S. Soldiers

Apple’s Rumored AR Glasses Could Arrive in Early 2020, Analyst Report Claims

Microsoft Botched Its First HoloLens Demo of Build 2019

What’s Going to Happen With Microsoft Next Week?

The Army Just Gave a Press Demo of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Military Prototype

Apple Mining, Poop Power, and Breaking Up Tech Giants: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

You Are Not Ready For HoloLens 2

Microsoft’s Sending a Confusing Message With Its HoloLens 2

Microsoft Employees Demand Company End $480 Million Contract With US Army

The First Great iPhone App Grows Up

The Best Use For Microsoft’s HoloLens Is Playing a Star Trek: TNG Game That Nearly Killed the Crew

Playing Super Mario Bros. in Real Life Is How Video Games Will Finally Get You Off Your Ass

Make Your Own Bootleg HoloLens With the Cardboard Holokit

What Happened to the Amazing HoloLens Future We Were Promised?

Lemmings in HoloLens Adds New Dimension to Animal Suicide

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

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