Magic Leap SVP Scott Carden says consumer AR display glasses need the full display system to reach $100 or less per device before the market can scale. The company told The XR Beat its J-FIL waveguide...
The XR Beat can reveal that in April, Lenovo took the decision to lay off its Commercial XR Solutions team, part of the wider Intelligent Commercial Solutions Group. The layoffs come as Lenovo is R...
Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI lands shortly after senior Vision Pro and smart glasses executive Paul Meade reportedly joined OpenAI’s hardware team. OpenAI were quick to downplay the lawsuit, but the...
Magic Leap is stepping back from building its own headsets to focus on waveguides and device integration for other AR and AI glasses companies. In an increasingly crowded market, the move suggests spe...
Caterpillar has acquired Skycatch to bring high-frequency spatial capture closer to mine planning and operations. As digital twins become more operational, buyers may pay closer attention to how recen...
Meta is reportedly testing ‘super sensing’ AI glasses that could remember far more of what the wearer sees and hears. Camera glasses are also beginning to find workplace uses, where persis...
Even Realities has reached a $1 billion valuation with a camera-free, display-first smart glasses model, as the company expands in the US and bets on optics, information display and privacy. Even Real...
Apple’s reported loss of a senior Vision Pro and smart glasses executive Paul Meade to OpenAI shows how quickly wearable computing talent is being pulled into the AI hardware race. Smart glasses are n...
Meta’s brain-to-text work and Neuralink’s latest implant-surgery update are a long way off everyday headset control. But both have made me think about what XR may need for those scenarios where hands,...
Samsung Galaxy XR is coming to the UK with a more business-ready version of Android XR underneath it. The headset is available for pre-order now and goes on sale from 8 July, marking Samsung’s first e...
Sony Pictures’ $100m investment in immersive venue provider Cosm backs a venue-led model for XR in sport, where live matches can become ticketed immersive events without relying on headset ownership. ...
Broadcasters and rights holders are using World Cup augmented reality and similar XR technology to enhance the fan experience, with virtual studios, referee-view cameras, tactical match viewers and he...
Cover image: Joe Scarnici/Getty Images. Body images: Snap Snap shares fell slightly after the company opened pre-orders for Specs, its new augmented reality glasses, at $2,195. The share price gives E...
IDC says display-less smart glasses grew 167% year on year in Q1 2026, while display eyewear grew 86%. The numbers show why XR companies are moving faster around glasses: cheaper AI eyewear can scale ...
Virtuix is using recent U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps work to position full-body VR around active defence rehearsal, with soldiers moving through virtual terrain, practising infantry drills and revi...
Wearable Devices has opened early pre-orders for Mudra Pro, a neural wristband aimed at OEMs, enterprise innovation teams, researchers and developers building AI and XR products. The launch brings wri...
Lenovo’s new Formula E role shows another route for immersive sports besides headsets, with AI-powered AR graphics, digital human fan experiences and smarter onboard video production moving closer to ...
After Project Aura put XREAL into the Android XR spotlight, xbx a01 gives the company a cheaper display-glasses lane built around portable screens, gaming, travel, casual work and private viewing. Pop...
AWE USA 2026 is already giving enterprise buyers a useful list to scan before Long Beach. The Auggie Awards finalists and Startup Pitch contenders include XR work across training, enterprise infrastru...
After the excitement around the opening day of Google I/O, Day Two was focused on the practical. Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini Omni, AI Search, Universal Cart, Gemini Spark, Antigravity, Workspace updates,...
