Meta and EssilorLuxottica appear to be preparing two new Ray-Ban smart glasses for launch, according to US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) filings from earlier this month. As first reported by Janko Roettgers in his Lowpass newsletter, Meta hardware partner EssilorLuxottica has...

The next edition of the VR Games Showcase is nearly here, bringing another heaping dose from VR’s leading Direct-style digital showcase dedicated to revealing high-quality VR games and showing updates on some of your most anticipated projects. We’ve lined up...

Meta announced it's tapped six external teams to receive a research grant in order to advance work on its surface electromyography (sEMG) based wristband controller. Meta revealed in a blog post it's launched a research funding initiative focused on improving how...

The company behind Lynx has entered liquidation proceedings ahead of launch of its upcoming Lynx-R2 XR headset, which is targeted at both consumers and enterprise. According to French court documents, SL Process, the company behind Lynx, has officially entered judicial liquidation...

Niantic Spatial has now made its WebAR creation platform '8th Wall' free and open source, which also comes alongside a shutdown of hosted services. Previously a paid service, 8th Wall allows users to create Web-based XR content for a variety...

Meta is facing a class action lawsuit in the US over privacy concerns tied to its Ray-Ban smart glasses. The company is accused of sending private camera footage to a Kenya-based subcontractor for manual review to train its AI...

AWE USA 2026 is returning to the Long Beach, CA on June 15–18. As the most important annual XR event on our calendar, we're excited to once again be able to offer an exclusive 20% discount on tickets as...

nDreams, one of VR's most senior game studios, announced plans to close two internal studios responsible for some of its most forward-thinking VR projects, which could also include a sizable number of layoffs. While nDreams hasn't officially shuttered Near Light...

Microsoft today announced the codename of its next Xbox gaming console: Project Helix. Details are very light, but the company says Project Helix will "play your Xbox and PC games." Naturally that's got us curious about whether or not...

South Korea-based XR company NP Inc showed off a unique solution to combat employee fatigue at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona this week, combining a small pod with a VR headset. The News NP, developer of the MUA app for Quest, unveiled MUA’H...

XR glasses company VITURE announced it’s secured an additional $100 million financing round following its $100 million Series B secured in September 2025. The latest round was led by Legend Capital, a Beijing-based investment arm affiliated with Lenovo. The round also featured a group...

Scott Myers, Snap's top executive in charge of Specs, has left the company ahead of the planned release of its consumer AR glasses. The News Myers reportedly left his six-year tenure at the company due to a dispute with Snap CEO...

Apple is reportedly accelerating the development of smart glasses, as the company is ostensibly making a shift toward AI-centric hardware. According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is ramping up development of its forthcoming smart glasses, which are slated to head...

EssilorLuxottica reported its Q4 2025 financial results, revealing the company sold over seven million smart glasses last year. The French-Italian eyewear conglomerate has been making smart glasses in partnership with Meta since the launch of the original Ray-Ban Stories in...

If you're comfortable mucking around with a new open source project, you could be shopping on Amazon just by looking at an object with your Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are pretty useful out of the box,...