As the year winds down we prep for our annual exercise of synthesizing lessons from the past year and predicting outcomes for the next. As part of that exercise, we look back at last years predictions to see how they panned out, and what we can learn f… AR Insider & Mike Boland
What’s the Sales Outlook for AR Glasses?
How are AR glasses sales trending? What’s driving growth and momentum today? And which hardware classes and form factors are seeing the most traction? Our latest Behind the Numbers installment breaks down original market-sizing data.
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Spatial Beats: Galaxy XR Looms, EagleEye Unveiled
The long awaited Galaxy XR reveal is upon us, while the equally-awaited EagleEye is unveiled by Anduril. We have these and other items from XR and AI realms through the lens of Charlie Fink.
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Lens Fest 2025: Snap Primes its Faceworn Future
We were at Lens Fest this week, where the lack of gadgetry was for good reason. Snap is priming itself for next year’s consumer Spectacles launch, meaning that this year’s Lens Fest is all about software to set the table.
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What Can Spatial Mapping Do For Retail Commerce? Part 4
Working towards what it calls shelf intelligence, ShelfOptix digitizes the analog information that sits on store shelves. Once digitized, insights can flow. We examine the evidence in our ongoing series on retail optimization.
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How Much Time is Spent in VR?
How much time per week is spent in VR on average? The latest consumer survey from ARtillery Intelligence and Thrive Analytics tackles this question and we break it down in the latest Behind-the-Numbers.
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Meta Ray-Ban Displays: The Review Roundup
Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses (MRBDG) have spent some time in the wild, with a mostly-positive verdict so far. To get a sense of the wisdom of the crowds, we round up our favorite device reviews, teardown, and mix in some of our own analysis.
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Spatial Beats: Sora Tops the Charts, Meta Horizon Breaks Out
In this week’s roundup, Sora goes free and tops the app charts, while Meta Horizon pledges its aspirations to expand beyond XR. We have these and other items from AI and XR realms, through the lens of Charlie Fink.
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New Study Projects VR Revenues to Reach $19 Billion by 2029
AR Insider’s research arm, ARtillery Intelligence, has released a new report that projects VR revenue to grow from $12.2 billion in 2024 to $18.9 billion in 2029. What’s driving that growth and what’s holding it back?
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Did Google and Meta Reveal the New Face of AR Navigation?
Google and Meta both revealed a new mapping UX in their recent AR glasses unvelings. Carrying a simple elegance, could they outperform and outmarket more sophisticated and dimensional attempts at AR navigation that preceded them?
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