Microsoft has stopped production and removed the HoloLens 2 augmented reality glasses from sale. noticed published by Gizmodo.
Released in 2019, the HoloLens 2 headset will receive updates until 2027, but these will only be related to security patches. The gadget was aimed at corporate users.
However, support for the original HoloLens headset, released in 2016, will end on December 10, 2024. According to media journalists, HoloLens 3 is not expected – the company allegedly does not plan to develop the direction of virtual and augmented reality devices. According to rumors, the corporation has been working on the third generation of the device for the last few years, but closed the project.
The material says that Microsoft will continue to supply AR glasses to the US Army. Thus, the corporation has a 10-year contract worth about $2.2 billion. According to Gizmodo, Defense Department officials will have to decide whether to put the device into wide production for the military in 2025.
At the end of September, authoritative insider Ming-Chi Ko said that Apple had begun developing a mixed reality headset with support for artificial intelligence (AI). The new version of Vision Pro will receive a powerful M5 chip.
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