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U.S. Army Shows Off Demo of HoloLens 2 System

posted by martyb on Monday April 08 2019, @08:37PM   
from the I-see-what-you-did-there? dept.

takyon writes:

US Army shows how it will use HoloLens in the field

When Microsoft employees balked at the company's $479 million HoloLens contract with the US Army, it raised a question: just what would this system look like? You now have a better idea. The Army has given CNBC an early demo of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System, which uses a modified HoloLens 2 to provide both combat assistance and training. It reportedly feels like a "real-life game of Call of Duty" -- you can see your squad's positions on a map, a compass, and even your weapon's reticle. Thermal imaging would help you see in the dark without as much of a telltale glow as existing night vision headsets.

Previously: U.S. Army Awards Microsoft a $480 Million HoloLens Contract
Microsoft Announces $3,500 HoloLens 2 With Wider Field of View and Other Improvements
Microsoft Misrepresented HoloLens 2 Field of View, Faces Backlash for Military Contract

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• How long until How long until (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday April 09 2019, @02:41AM (2 children)

  by Runaway1956 (2926) on Tuesday April 09 2019, @02:41AM (#826525) Journal

  How long until this shit is showing up on the streets of US cities? Hmmm - let me answer my own question: About a year after it's in use in London. London leads the fall into 24/7 police state surveillance. We watch them, and we know what is coming our way.

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• Re:How long until Re:How long until (Score: 2) by urza9814 on Tuesday April 09 2019, @06:43PM (1 child)

  by urza9814 (3954) on Tuesday April 09 2019, @06:43PM (#826993) Journal

  London may lead in civilian surveillance, but the US leads in pushing military equipment to civilian users. Expect these the be in the hands of domestic police as soon as Microsoft decides they need more money these are outdated and ready to replace with version 2.0 360.

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  • Remember Glassholes? (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @10:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 11 2019, @10:03PM (#828307)

    They were violently attacked for a few months/year until google backed off selling the product to the public.

    Yet somehow within a year everybody was using their cellphone just as offensively as glassholes 'could have' been using their cameras (since there were uses for the display without the camera on, and the camera usage significantly depleted the battery while in use.)

    So will Hololens 2 Civilian Edition be a Glasshole, or a post-Glasshole Cellphone moment?

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