AR Development
XREAL Rolls out Automatic Real-time 3D Conversion Feature for Its AR Glasses
XREAL has rolled out a real-time 3D conversion feature to its flagship AR glasses, which the company says converts any 2D content to 3D.
Xreal initially launched its 'Real 3D' software on Xreal 1S AR glasses earlier this month, however now...
Distance Technologies Reveals Military AR Goggles for Battlefield Awareness
Distance Technologies has unveiled the Field Operator HUD (FOH), an AI-enhanced AR system designed for military vehicles ranging from light utility platforms to main battle tanks.
FOH is said to combine Distance’s own optics with AI-assisted data processing, which the...
Meta Pauses International Release of Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses
Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses seem to be selling too well, as the company announced it's delaying the international rollout of its first display-clad smart glasses.
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Initially released in the US back in September, Meta said it was hoping to...
After Ditching Meta Headset Plans, Asus Partners with XREAL on ROG AR Glasses with 240Hz Display
While the long-awaited Quest-style VR headset from Asus has been put on ice, the Taiwanese tech giant announced it has now partnered with XREAL on a pair of AR glasses for traditional gaming, which boast an impressive 240Hz refresh...
Alibaba Launches Smart Glasses to Rival Meta Ray-Ban Display
Alibaba released a pair of display-clad smart glasses, ostensibly looking to go toe-to-toe with Meta Ray-Ban Display, which launched in the US for $800 back in September.
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China's Alibaba, one the world's largest retailers and e-commerce companies, just released its...
Former Magic Leap Engineers Launch No-code AR Creation Platform, Aiming to Be ‘Canva of AR’
Trace, a startup founded by former Magic Leap engineers, today announced the launch of a new augmented reality creation platform the company hopes will become the "Canva of AR".
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Trace says it's targeting everyone from global brands to independent...
Cambridge & Meta Study Raises the Bar for ‘Retinal Resolution’ in XR
It's been a long-held assumption that the human eye is capable of detecting a maximum of 60 pixels per degree (PPD), which is commonly called 'retinal' resolution. Any more than that, and you'd be wasting pixels. Now, a recent...
Magic Leap Announces Multi-year AR Hardware Partnership with Google
Magic Leap announced this week at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia its latest AR hardware plans along with a renewed partnership with Google.
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Google and Magic Leap announced in May 2024 a “strategic technology partnership”...
Meta to Ship Project Aria Gen 2 to Researchers in 2026, Paving the Way for Future...
Meta announced it’s shipping out Project Aria Gen 2 to third-party researchers next year, which the company hopes will accelerate development of machine perception and AI technologies needed for future AR glasses and personal AI assistants.
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Meta debuted Project...
Researchers Propose Novel E-Ink XR Display with Resolution Far Beyond Current Headsets
A group of Sweden-based researchers proposed a novel e-ink display solution that could make way for super compact, retina-level VR headsets and AR glasses in the future.
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Traditional emissive displays are shrinking, but they face physical limits; smaller pixels...
Former Oculus Execs’ AI Smart Glasses Startup ‘Sesame’ Raises $250M Series B Funding
Sesame, an AI and smart glasses startup founded by former Oculus execs, raised $250 million in Series B funding, which the company hopes will accelerate its voice-based AI.
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As first reported by Tech Crunch, lead investors in Sesame's Series...
Amazon is Developing Smart Glasses to Allow Delivery Drivers to Work Hands-free
Amazon announced it's developing smart glasses for its delivery drivers, which include a display for real-time navigation and delivery instructions.
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Amazon announced the news in a blog post, which partially confirms a recent report from The Information, which alleged that...
Anduril Shows First Look at Capabilities of ’EagleEye’ Military XR Headset
Anduril, Palmer Luckey’s military tech company, unveiled EagleEye, its XR headset system built in collaboration with Meta.
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Anduril announced in May it was partnering with Meta to build XR systems for soldiers, which the companies said would aim to deliver “the world’s...
Meta Ray-Ban Display Repairablity is Predictably Bad, But Less Than You Might Think
iFixit got their hands on a pair of Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, so we finally get to see what's inside. Is it repairable? Not really. But if you can somehow find replacement parts, you could at least potentially...
Hideo Kojima’s Studio Partners with Niantic Spatial on Enigmatic AR Game of the “near future”
Hideo Kojima's production company and Niantic Spatial released a new teaser showing off a concept for an AR game that the studios see as a "significant moment for both companies."
The teaser, seen below, follows a player wearing a futuristic...




















