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U.S. Army Needs Microsoft AR Headset to Be “substantially less” Than Projected $80K Price Tag

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Microsoft’s contract with the U.S. Based on HoloLens 2, Microsoft’s specially-built Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) has faced multiple challenges since being awarded the Army contract in 2019, including poor field testing results due to reliability and ruggedness issues. Despite recent improvements in the 1.2

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Will Headworn AR Revenues Exceed $17 Billion by 2025?

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Billion by 2025. billion in 2025, a 61.8 billion in 2025, a 61.8 Entitled Headworn AR Global Revenue Forecast, 2020-2025 , the report examines glasses-based AR revenue totals and subsegments – including consumer and enterprise spending. The post Will Headworn AR Revenues Exceed $17 Billion by 2025?

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Microsoft to Supply US Army More AR Combat Headsets Following Positive Field Test

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Microsoft’s HoloLens-based headset built on contract for the US Army has passed an important round of field testing by soldiers. The company is now set to fulfill a larger order to be used in more rigorous testing slated to take place in 2025. ” The Army awarded Microsoft another contract on September 5th for the 1.2

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Microsoft Is Discontinuing HoloLens 2, With No Replacement

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Microsoft confirmed to UploadVR that it told its customers and partners now is the last time to buy the device before stock runs out. With passthrough headsets still years out, and Magic Leap still focused on consumers, Microsoft dominated the enterprise AR market for years with HoloLens 2. HoloLens 2 production has ended.

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SK hynix Reports That 2025 HBM Memory Supply Has Nearly Sold Out

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So much so that SK hynix this week is very publicly announcing that the company's high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production capacity has already sold out for the rest of 2024, and even most of 2025 has already sold out as well. By contrast, Micron's share on HBM memory market is between 4% and 6%.

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Micron Sells Out Entire HBM3E Supply for 2024, Most of 2025

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Being the first company to ship HBM3E memory has its perks for Micron, as the company has revealed that is has managed to sell out the entire supply of its advanced high-bandwidth memory or 2024, while most of their 2025 production has been allocated, as well. These KGSDs will ramp in 2025 and will be used for next generations of AI products.

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Microsoft HoloLens may Lose its Largest Partner

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Over the past few years, the US Army has worked with Microsoft and its HoloLens division to create a bespoke headset purpose-built to boost military tactics and awareness. For Microsoft, the US Army IVAS contract reached an estimated $22 billion, a substantial figure for any headset vendor. The firm debuted version 1.2 pounds to 2.85