XR Industry News – Seite 12 – spatialcomputing.info

Meta Faces Lawsuit Claiming Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Sent Private Footage to Overseas Reviewers

Meta is facing a class action lawsuit in the US over privacy concerns tied to its Ray-Ban smart glasses. The company is accused of sending private camera footage to a Kenya-based subcontractor for manual review to train its AI models. Allegations stem from an investigative report from Sweden’s Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten, which is said to have […]

The post Meta Faces Lawsuit Claiming Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Sent Private Footage to Overseas Reviewers appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

10. März 2026

XR’s “Must-go” Conference Expands Gaming & LBE Focus for 2026

AWE USA 2026 is returning to the Long Beach, CA on June 15–18. As the most important annual XR event on our calendar, we’re excited to once again be able to offer an exclusive 20% discount on tickets as the event’s Premiere Media Partner. Since I started attending AWE USA in 2018, the conference has […]

The post XR’s “Must-go” Conference Expands Gaming & LBE Focus for 2026 appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Ben Lang

6. März 2026

XR’s “Must-go” Conference Expands Gaming & LBE Focus for 2026

The post XR’s “Must-go” Conference Expands Gaming & LBE Focus for 2026 appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Ben Lang

VR Pioneer nDreams Announces Studio Closures & Layoffs Amid “challenging” Games Market

nDreams, one of VR’s most senior game studios, announced plans to close two internal studios responsible for some of its most forward-thinking VR projects, which could also include a sizable number of layoffs. While nDreams hasn’t officially shuttered Near Light or Compass at this point, the company says in a LinkenIn post that it could […]

The post VR Pioneer nDreams Announces Studio Closures & Layoffs Amid “challenging” Games Market appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

Upcoming ‘Project Helix’ Xbox Will “Play Xbox and PC Games,” But PC VR Support is Unconfirmed

Microsoft today announced the codename of its next Xbox gaming console: Project Helix. Details are very light, but the company says Project Helix will “play your Xbox and PC games.” Naturally that’s got us curious about whether or not PC VR games could be in the mix, but there’s no word yet. Xbox’s newly minted […]

The post Upcoming ‘Project Helix’ Xbox Will “Play Xbox and PC Games,” But PC VR Support is Unconfirmed appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Ben Lang

5. März 2026

Upcoming ‘Project Helix’ Xbox Will “Play Xbox and PC Games,” But PC VR Support is Unconfirmed

The post Upcoming ‘Project Helix’ Xbox Will “Play Xbox and PC Games,” But PC VR Support is Unconfirmed appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Ben Lang

This Company Wants to Refresh Workers by Sticking Them in Tiny Pods With VR Headsets

South Korea-based XR company NP Inc showed off a unique solution to combat employee fatigue at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this week, combining a small pod with a VR headset. The News NP, developer of the MUA app for Quest, unveiled MUA’H (MUA Home) this past week, a single-person pod unit designed to provide an immediate […]

The post This Company Wants to Refresh Workers by Sticking Them in Tiny Pods With VR Headsets appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

XR Glasses Maker VITURE Raises Another $100M, Marking $200M Raised in Less Than 6 Months

XR glasses company VITURE announced it’s secured an additional $100 million financing round following its $100 million Series B secured in September 2025. The latest round was led by Legend Capital, a Beijing-based investment arm affiliated with Lenovo. The round also featured a group of strategic investors, including previous investor Bertelsmann Group. According to Crunch Base data, this brings Viture’s overall […]

The post XR Glasses Maker VITURE Raises Another $100M, Marking $200M Raised in Less Than 6 Months appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

26. Februar 2026

Snap’s Top AR Exec Quits Ahead of Specs Consumer Debut

Snap Spectacles (gen 5) | Image courtesy Snap Inc

Scott Myers, Snap’s top executive in charge of Specs, has left the company ahead of the planned release of its consumer AR glasses. The News Myers reportedly left his six-year tenure at the company due to a dispute with Snap CEO Evan Spiegel, tech outlet Sources claims, characterizing the dispute as a “blow-up” centered around the company’s […]

The post Snap’s Top AR Exec Quits Ahead of Specs Consumer Debut appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

20. Februar 2026

Apple Reportedly Accelerates Smart Glasses Development Amid Wider Push for AI Hardware

Apple is reportedly accelerating the development of smart glasses, as the company is ostensibly making a shift toward AI-centric hardware. According to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is ramping up development of its forthcoming smart glasses, which are slated to head into production as early as December 2026, with public release expected sometime in 2027. Apple’s […]

The post Apple Reportedly Accelerates Smart Glasses Development Amid Wider Push for AI Hardware appeared first on Road to VR.

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

18. Februar 2026