Microsoft to make US$22 billion worth of augmented reality headsets for US Army
- Written by Ben Egliston, Postdoctoral research fellow, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
MicrosoftMicrosoft has reportedly been awarded a ten year contract worth close to US$22 billion, to provide 120,000 military-grade augmented reality (AR) headsets to the US Army.
Popularised through mobile apps such as Pokémon Go and face filters on social media, AR technology is fundamentally about superimposing digital images over...





