Samsung Android XR Headset Rumored to Release Next Month, Undercutting Apple Vision Pro
Samsung could be launching its Project Moohan mixed reality headset next month, according to a report from South Korea's ETNews (Korean), which hopes to take on Apple Vision Pro in the prosumer XR segment.
Citing industry sources, ETNews maintains that Samsung’s Mobile Experience...
Quest is Getting an Official ‘Discord’ App Next Year
Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth said last May that he would "love" for Quest to have some sort of Discord integration, although it seemed it was up to Discord to make the first move. At Connect this week, Meta announced...
Exclusive 3D Trailer of ‘Avatar 3’ on Quest Teases a Possible Full Release on the Headset
During Meta Connect this week, the company released an exclusive 3D trailer of James Cameron's upcoming film Avatar: Fire and Ash. There's no confirmation yet that we're getting the full thing, although Cameron is enthusiastic about Quest's ability to open up new...
Why Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Failed on Stage at Connect
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's keynote at this year's Connect wasn't exactly smooth—especially if you count two big hiccups that sidetracked live demos for both the latest Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and the new Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses.
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen...
New Meta Developer Tool Enables Third-parties to Bring Apps to its Smart Glasses for the First...
Today during Connect, Meta announced the Wearables Device Access Toolkit, which represents the company's first steps toward allowing third-party experiences on its smart glasses.
If the name "Wearables Device Access Toolkit" sounds a little strange, it's for good reason. Compared to...
Meta Confirms Third-party Horizon OS Headsets Are Still Coming – But When?
Meta announced in early 2024 it was planning to release Horizon OS beyond Quest in an apparent bid to become the 'open' alternative to Apple's staunchly monolithic Vision OS. While this year's big Connect reveals are behind us—with no...
Meta Says New ‘Horizon Worlds’ Engine Update Brings Faster Loading and “well over 100” Concurrent Users
Today at Connect, Meta said it's rolling out an updated version of the engine that powers Horizon Worlds. The new tech will purportedly speed up loading of Horizon Worlds spaces and allow "well over 100" users in a single space.
The...
Hands-on: Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses & Neural Band Offer a Glimpse of Future AR Glasses
The newly announced Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, and the 'Neural Band' input device that comes with them, are still far from proper augmented reality. But Meta has made several clever design choices that will pay dividends once their true...
Meta Unveils Ray-Ban Smart Glasses with Display, Launching for $800 This Month
At the Connect developer conference today, Meta officially unveiled its next generation of smart glasses built with Essilor Luxottica, essentially confirming yesterday's big leak, which includes the long-rumored pair with a single heads-up display.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off...
Meta Reveals Next-Gen Ray-Ban & New Oakley Vanguard Smart Glasses
Undoubtedly the smart glasses headliner of Meta Connect this year was the new $800 Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses, which pack in a single display into a familiar Wayfarer-style package. Alongside it though, Meta showed off two new smart glasses:...
