Meta will begin rolling out the first stable release of its AI glasses toolkit on 30 September, as developers get new tools for Ray-Ban Display and the forthcoming VR Glasses. The second day of Connec...
At its ‘Meta Connect 2026’ event, Meta has unveiled 100g VR Glasses for virtual screens and video calls, introduced camera-free Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses and started selling Meta Ray-Ban ...
Smart glasses spending on major Chinese platforms has more than doubled. RayNeo, Alibaba and XREAL are pursuing growth through displays, AI and international partnerships, although Meta retains a subs...
A lighter mixed-reality headset and camera-free glasses feature in the reports ahead of next week’s event, whilst leaked images of the mysterious ‘Project Phoenix’ have got the industry ta...
A new report dentifies enterprise VR demand as a relative bright spot in a shrinking market. Busy fleets and robot-training projects could support more software and services spending without producing...
World generation and automated VR testing are advancing together. Farclip’s spatial analysis tools offer one approach to checking layouts earlier, while training teams still need evidence that a...
US shipments started last week whilst UK shipments begin on 21 September. Developer tools and a Lumyeye integration extend the glasses’ potential beyond HTC’s own AI features – forward-thinking ...
California records have confirmed 147 permanent Apple layoffs across Cupertino and Sunnyvale, including software engineers working on AR and VR. The XR Beat and Bloomberg reported more than 200 job cu...
Meta has disabled camera access on thousands of AI glasses after detecting capture-light tampering. The white LED identifies photography, video and livestreaming, although some camera-based AI functio...
ManageXR says a Meta AI Glasses Impact Grant will help move Remote Assist from design-partner beta into production. Compatible Meta devices will be available through ManageXR, although they will not r...
The label now covers camera assistants, display eyewear, audio wearables and industrial systems with different jobs and risks. Privacy pressure could force the industry to name them properly....
EssilorLuxottica says revenue from AI glasses developed with Meta almost doubled in Q2, while the Q2 Meta earnings call confirmed that strong AI-glasses growth outweighed lower Quest headset sales, li...
Apple is reportedly considering camera-free smart glasses, or cameras restricted to sensing rather than photography and video, ahead of a possible WWDC 2027 reveal. Meta has proved there is demand for...
New York’s smart glasses ban in courthouses starts on July 20 and includes prescription AI glasses. Companies face a harder decision over smart glasses in the workplace: which devices belong at the do...
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...
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,...
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...
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 ...
EON Reality is putting AI-guided industrial procedures into smart glasses, with Field IQ built around live task guidance, photo checks, supervisor visibility and audit logs for frontline work. The sys...
