Meta is rolling out an update to its line of smart glasses that will disable the camera if the device’s capture LED has been tampered with or destroyed. Since the rollout of Meta’s second-gen Ray-Ban Glasses in 2024, physically covering the white capture LED on any of the company’s current smart glasses shuts off the […]
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HTC has been attempting a second act as an XR and AI hardware company for a few years now with mixed results. And while the once-dominant smartphone company is still the midst of a protracted revenue decline, HTC seems to have stabilized. As reported by Taiwan’s Financial Express News, HTC revealed at its annual shareholders […]
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Dubai-based smart contact lenses startup XPANCEO announced it’s expanding a partnership with China’s JBD to co-develop a new micro-display designed specifically for smart contact lenses. Previously, the companies co-developed a printed circuit board with integrated micro-display, as well as a unique optical system capable of forming a near-eye image for easy focus. Now XPANCEO is deepening […]
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What are best practices and tactical tips for XR experience design? First-time developer Philipp Stollenmayer walks us through his journey designing and releasing an immersive Vision Pro experience – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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What are best practices and tactical tips for XR experience design? First-time developer Philipp Stollenmayer walks us through his journey designing and releasing an immersive Vision Pro experience – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
This post appeared… AR Insider & Philipp Stollenmayer
What are best practices and tactical tips for XR experience design? First-time developer Philipp Stollenmayer walks us through his journey designing and releasing an immersive Vision Pro experience – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
This post appeared… AR Insider & Philipp Stollenmayer
Pico had a noticeable presence at AWE this year. It sponsored an entire gaming and LBE track and spoke on a few panels. One talk in particular contained new information about the upcoming Pico OS 6 and its AI infusions. We break it down.
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Even Realities, the China-based smart glasses company, has officially secured unicorn status with its most recent Pre-B financing round, bringing the company $150 million and a $1 billion valuation. The round, which was led by Meituan and Tencent, is said to be primarily directed toward the development of Even Realities’ next-gen smart glasses platform, the […]
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VR shooting simulator Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (H3VR) launched its 1.0 release over the weekend, exiting early access after more than a decade on Steam. Veteran VR studio Rust Ltd has finally brought H3VR out of early access on July 4th—a fitting release date for the hyper-American shooting sandbox’s big 1.0 update. Studio […]
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MemoMind, a new AI hardware brand from projector manufacturer XGIMI, launched a crowdfunding campaign for its first smart glasses last week, the MemoMind One, which include dual displays, microphones, and open ear speakers—but no built-in camera. The News First shown at CES 2026 in Las Vegas in January, MemoMind One launched a Kickstarter last Sunday […]
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