XR Industry News
The latest news on the XR industry. Covering AR, VR, MR, spatial computing, and the most important companies and platforms in the field.
XR Glasses Maker VITURE Secures $100M Investment as Wearable Segment Heats Up
San Francisco-based XR glasses company VITURE announced it's secured $100 million in Series B financing, which the company says will aid in global expansion of its consumer XR glasses.
Viture initially announced in October 2024 it successfully secured a Series...
Amazon Reportedly Developing Smart Glasses with Display to Rival Meta
Amazon is reportedly developing a pair of consumer smart glasses which is slated to rival Meta's rumored 'Hypernova' smart glasses with display, according to a report by The Information.
Citing two people with direct knowledge of the plans, The Information maintains...
Mojo Vision Secures $75M Investment to Commercialize Micro-LED Displays for XR Glasses
Mojo Vision announced it's secured a $75 million Series B Prime investment round, which the company says will support the commercialization of its powerful and flexible micro-LED platform for XR glasses.
The round was led by Vanedge Capital, and included...
‘Project Moohan’ Android XR Headset is Launching by Year’s End, But Still No Official Name or...
Project Moohan was a no-show at Samsung's Galaxy product event yesterday, giving the company even fewer opportunities to announce and release the Vision Pro competitor by year's end.
Samsung confirmed in early August that Project Moohan is coming before the end...
SteamVR Beta Restores Windows VR Headset Support on Windows 11 Thanks to Third-party Driver
The latest version of the SteamVR Beta automatically installs the third-party 'Oasis' driver, enabling compatibility with Windows VR headsets after Microsoft discontinued their support in the latest versions of Windows 11.
For years Valve has sought to support as many...
Pimax Promises Development Update on Delayed Dream Air Headset Later This Month
Pimax announced Dream Air last December, aiming to take on the emerging segment of compact high-end PC VR headsets, such as Bigscreen Beyond and Shiftall MaganeX Superlight 8K. Initially planned for launch in May, the headset was delayed until Q3...
Rokid Glasses Raise Over $1M in First Week, Proving Strong Demand for Display-clad Smart Glasses
Rokid, the China and US-based AR startup, launched a Kickstarter campaign last week for Rokid Glasses, frontrunning the competition with a pair of smart glasses housing green monochrome displays. Now, the crowdfunding campaign has surpasses $1 million, doubling the...
Meta’s Reported $800 Smart Glasses with Display Won’t Shoot for the Stars, Claims Respected Analyst
Meta's smart glasses with display, codenamed 'Hypernova', are reportedly slated to cost less than initially expected, with Meta allegedly slashing price expectations from the rumored $1,000 - $1,400 range to $800. Now, respected supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says...
Rokid Glasses Kickstarter Tops $500K Amid Growing Demand for Smart Glasses with Displays
Chinese AR startup Rokid launched a Kickstarter campaign yesterday for Rokid Glasses, a new version of the company's smart glasses with green monochrome displays which previously launched in China. Now, after 24 hours, the project has already garnered over...
Samsung’s Answer to Vision Pro Reportedly Landing First in Korea This October for Around $2,000
Samsung's upcoming mixed reality headset Project Moohan has largely been out of the spotlight since its unveiling late last year. According to South Korean outlet Newsworks (Korean), the headset's launch could be right around the corner.
Citing industry sources, Project Moohan is reportedly...
Varjo Secures $5.8M Investment to Accelerate Military-Grade XR Hardware
Varjo, the Finland-based maker of high-end XR headsets, announced it's secured a €5 million (~$5.8 million) minority investment from THEON, the Greece-based manufacturer of military imaging systems.
Structured as a convertible loan, the €5 million investment also includes the option...
HTC Enters the Smartglasses Race with VIVE Eagle
HTC is joining Meta and others in the rapidly heating smartglasses space with its newest product, the VIVE Eagle. Like other smartglasses, the Eagle lacks any kind of display, being positioned instead as a vehicle for AI voice assistance...
Operator XR Secures $3.7M VR Training Contract with Texas Department of Public Safety
Australian immersive training technology company xReality Group announced its subsidiary Operator XR has secured a contract with the Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas DPS) worth up to AUD $5.71 million (~$3.7 million USD), which will see the rollout...
Samsung Confirms ‘Project Moohan’ XR Headset is Still Coming This Year
Samsung didn't highlight its upcoming mixed reality headset at Unpacked last month, nor at Google I/O the month prior—but no fear, the South Korean tech giant confirmed its Android XR-based headset is still coming this year.
In a recent earnings...
Brilliant Labs Unveils All-day Smart Glasses with Color Display, Pre-orders Launch at $300
Brilliant Labs unveiled Halo, its next-gen smart glasses that pack in a full-color micro OLED display, bone conduction speakers, and real-time voice-based AI assistant—priced at a surprisingly reasonable $300.
Weighing in at just over 40 grams, Halo builds on the...

















