Meta launched new smart glasses starting at $299, dropping the Ray-Ban and Oakley branding while maintaining the same features. The glasses include a Kylie Jenner collaboration model at $399. Meta lea…
EssilorLuxottica and Applied Materials have signed a long-term joint development agreement to accelerate the commercialization of next-generation optical systems for augmented reality and AI-powered s…
Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated Meta's decade-long effort to replace smartphones with holographic glasses, including the Orion prototype with a 70-degree field of view. The glasses aim to combat declinin…
At the Augmented World Expo in Long Beach, companies including Meta and Snap showcased smart glasses that resemble regular eyewear but feature advanced augmented reality capabilities, such as heads-up…
Snap unveiled its long-awaited consumer AR glasses, Specs, at a spatial AI convention in Long Beach, priced at $2,195. The glasses feature on-device computing, contextual AI, and multiplayer gaming, b…
Illinois could become the first U.S. state to make driving while wearing AI smart glasses a felony, after the General Assembly approved a bill updating distracted-driving law with no hands-free or sto…
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon Reality Elite chip at the Augmented World Expo, promising 60% better graphics and 160% more AI processing power for augmented and mixed reality glasses. The chip aims …
Apple is developing AI-equipped AirPods with tiny cameras and smart glasses to compete with Meta's Ray-Ban and Oakley offerings, according to Bloomberg. The AirPods, featuring Visual Intelligence for …
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel unveiled the company's new AR Specs at AWE, positioning them as a 'see-through computer' rather than AI glasses. Spiegel emphasized that Specs are designed for computing overlay,…
Snap launched its Specs augmented reality glasses at $2,195 on Monday, taking preorders with a $200 deposit for a fall 2026 release in the US, UK, and France. The self-contained glasses run on two Sna…
Snap Inc. has opened pre-orders for its consumer augmented reality glasses, Snap Specs, at $2,195 with a $200 refundable deposit. The lightweight, see-through AR glasses run on Snap OS 2.0 and feature…
The Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2026 in Long Beach, California, will showcase the latest smart glasses integrating AI, with major players like Meta, Google, Snap, and Apple advancing their offerings. T…
Meta licensed face-recognition software from Rank One Computing, a Pentagon supplier that sells surveillance tools to police and the military, for potential use in its Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses…
GlassKit UI has released an open-source library of 44 React components for the Meta Ray-Ban Display, including a spatial focus engine and Neural Band input. The components are designed for glanceable …
Miniaturization, AI voice interaction, and multimodal video input are converging to drive major tech companies toward all-day AI glasses with cameras, sparking immediate public backlash. Meta, Google,…
Meta's smart glasses have sold millions of units with Ray-Ban branding, but the devices still lack a game-changing experience due to limited app functionality and underwhelming AI features. The compan…
Meta has removed facial recognition code from its Meta AI smart glasses app following public outcry and a WIRED report exposing the technology. The June 5th update stripped the app of face-recognition…
Meta is opening new 900-square-foot pop-up kiosks inside Best Buy stores across the U.S., creating dedicated spaces for customers to demo its AI glasses and VR headsets together. The expanded retail p…
The Ray-Ban Meta Wayfarer (Gen 2) smart glasses offer convenient hands-free photo and video capture, quality speakers for music and calls, and useful features for motorcycle riders, but suffer from li…
Chinese labs previously involved in selling fentanyl precursors have shifted to manufacturing and selling peptides, a gray market now valued at over $100 million annually and growing, according to a n…