Phil Spencer said HoloLens could have a bright future for gaming, and now it's being used to make Army soldiers more effective on the battlefield.

In a nutshell: The HoloLens-based goggles that Microsoft is selling to the US Army have had a long and difficult history. While the hardware and software issues of the early models appear to have ...

Microsoft responded to the Army’s negative remarks by saying it remained confident in its IVAS program—despite laying off 10,000 employees involved in HoloLens, virtual reality, and mixed ...

Microsoft’s first attempt at creating the HoloLens-based IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) goggles for the Army was disappointing, as many soldiers experienced nausea and other issues ...

Microsoft Hololens upgrade The Army is expecting to carry out three rounds of testing starting next month upon this month’s receipt of 20 prototype devices, according to Bloomberg.

Microsoft is apparently working on a new and upgraded HoloLens headset. However, this model is not for consumers but could be used by US military personnel. The company’s upgraded HoloLens are ...

Microsoft Corp., which is eliminating 10,000 jobs and trimming some of its hardware lineup, will reduce its HoloLens goggles business as it scales back work on a headset for the US Army that ...

A new report from Bloomberg today has revealed that the US Army will not be placing any more orders for Microsoft's military-grade version of HoloLens this fiscal year, after field testing last ...

Congress rejected the Army's $400 million request to buy even more of Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets, but the Army’s still working on getting more updated tech.

A year and a half after Microsoft Corp. won a potential $22 billion contract to supply its HoloLens augmented reality headsets to the U.S. Army, the deal isn’t looking so good after it was found ...

Last month, the Army’s acquisitions division said it was confident that the HoloLens program would succeed. It appears they might have spoken too soon.