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Our First Look At The US Army’s Controversial HoloLens AR Headset

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During November of last year, it was reported that Microsoft would be entering a $479M contract with the United States military to supply the Army with 100,000 modified HoloLens headsets. According to CNBC, the US Army plans on continuing field tests through 2022 , with hopes to deploy the technology into battlefields sometime around 2028.

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The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into

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until 2028. Metaverse Tech Will Be Built and Used by a More Diverse Group of People John Payne, CEO of Croquet , believes that metaverse technologies will be built and utilized by more diverse groups. We’re already seeing key metaverse players coming together in the collaboration between Meta and Microsoft.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.09): Meta to release four VR headsets, NFT sales are going down, and more!

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The Information goes on to say that Meta also plans to ship its first generation of true AR glasses, Nazare, in 2024, followed by the more advanced second and third-generation models in 2026 and 2028 respectively. I have to say two things about this report. The first one is that something sounds a bit odd to me. Outstanding move! Learn more.