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Report: Snapchat Readying an AR Version of Its Spectacles Glasses

Hot on the tail of Niantic teasing a pair of AR glasses earlier this week, a new report from The Information says the company is readying a pair of its Spectacles glasses with proper AR functionality. Snapchat has been selling its Spectacles...

‘Pokémon GO’ Developer Niantic Teases a See-through Headset

Niantic, the studio behind the popular Pokémon GO, today teased some kind of see-through headset. Following a prototype demonstration of Pokémon GO running on HoloLens 2 earlier this month, Niantic CEO John Hanke today showed a teasing glimpse of a see-through headset...
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Qualcomm Announces Tethered AR ‘Smart Viewer’ Reference Design with Onboard Co-processing

Qualcomm, maker of chips and technologies for mobile devices, today announced a reference design for a tethered AR headset which is tethered to a phone or PC but also contains its own chips to handle some onboard processing. The...

Samsung’s Leaked AR Concept Videos Reveal Its Augmented Ambitions

Leaked concept video featuring two Samsung AR devices has come to light. Although just concepts and not functioning products as such, it's clear the Korean tech giant is gearing up to compete with companies like Facebook and Apple as...

JVC to Launch 120-degree FOV XR Headset for Enterprise Next Month

JVCKenwood announced late last year that it was testing the XR waters with a new headset for enterprise users which boasts a wide field of view (FOV) and 2.5k per-eye resolution. Now the company says the device is headed...
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Canon Showcases Its Next Enterprise AR/VR Headset ‘MREAL S1’ in New Video

Canon previously announced its next AR/VR headset MREAL S1 back in October. Now, the Japan-based company has shown off the enterprise-focused device in a new video. Update (January 27th, 2021): Canon Japan released the first promo video for their upcoming AR/VR headset, which...

Rokid Reveals Vision 2 AR Headset with Waveguide Optics

AR startup Rokid today unveiled a new AR headset called Rokid Vision 2, which incorporates waveguide optics into an impressively slim package. To achieve its glasses-like form factor, Rokid Vision 2 doesn't include onboard computing or power. For that, users can connect to...

Lenovo Reveals ThinkReality A3 Lightweight AR Glasses for Enterprise

During the all-digital version of CES 2021 this year, Lenovo has officially unveiled its ThinkReality A3 augmented reality glasses, which is said to work with PC and select Motorola smartphones via a USB-C cable. We first got an unofficial glimpse...

CREAL Reveals Its First Light-field AR & VR Headset Prototypes

Switzerland-based CREAL, which is developing a light-field display, has revealed its first prototype AR and VR headsets. The milestone marks ongoing progress in shrinking the once-bulky tech into something which can be worn on the head. Compared to the displays...

Leaked Photos Reveal Possible Lenovo AR Glasses Ahead of CES 2021

A handful of unverified photos have revealed what appears to be a never before seen pair of AR glasses from Lenovo. Images published by known leaker 'WalkingCat' have revealed the new AR headset, sporting the Lenovo's ThinkReality badge, its enterprise-focused...

Oppo Unveils Smartphone-tethered AR Glasses, Push for Content Coming in 2021

Oppo, the China-based smartphone manufacturer, held its second annual Inno Day in Shenzhen, China today, showing off a new version of its concept AR glasses. Called Oppo AR Glass 2021, the company's latest augmented reality hardware boasts a new 'split'...

HoloLens 2 Sales Expanding to 15 More Countries, ‘Development Edition’ Launches in the US

Microsoft initially began selling HoloLens 2 to enterprise customers back in late 2019, but a broader rollout has taken quite some time. Earlier this year the company began selling the headset directly to individuals, and now its expanding the...

Project Aria is Facebook’s Prototype AR Glasses Which Start Real-world Testing This Month

Facebook is continuing its push toward delivering AR glasses and it's showing some of its development out in the open; Project Aria is a sensor-rich pair of glasses which the company will use to train its AR perception systems...

Facebook Wants to Build an AR Headset to Supercharge Your Hearing, Create a Custom HRTF from...

The Facebook Reality Labs Research team shared some of its latest audio initiatives today. The group aims to build technologies into an AR headset that will supercharge your hearing by making it easy to isolate the sound of your...

Report: Apple Starts Preliminary Production on “semitransparent” AR Lenses

According to a report by The Information, Apple is gearing up to enter a new phase in production on its fabled AR headset. Together with Foxconn Technology, the Taiwan-based contract manufacturer behind many of Apple's mobile devices, the company...
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