Bytedance's Upcoming Project Swan VR Headset Wants to Be the Computer Meta's Isn't Yet
Scott Stein / cnet - A higher-end mixed reality headset coming later this year wants to be a work device to rival Apple Vision Pro and Samsung Galaxy XR. It's got the power for it.
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RayNeo Air 4 Pro smart glasses embrace the dark with a Batman mask
digitaltrends - The RayNeo Air 4 Pro delivers a 201-inch virtual screen with HDR visuals and 3D video support in lightweight AR glasses, plus a Batman Edition for those who want a little extra fun.The post RayNeo Air 4 Pro smart glasses embrace the dark with a Batman mas…
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Apple Releases visionOS 26.3.1 With MultiView Sports Flickering Fix [Download]
iclarified - Apple has released visionOS 26.3.1 for the Vision Pro headset, rolling out a targeted bug fix aimed at users streaming live sports.Continue ReadingShare Article:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, EmailFollow iClarified:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Newsl…
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Want to Know If Glassholes Are Using Smart Glasses Near You? There’s an App for That
Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The app called Nearby Glasses scans Bluetooth signals to detect and alert users when the camera-equipped glasses are nearby.
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Someone made an app to warn you if smart glasses are nearby
Andre Revilla / engadget - A new app will notify users if smart glasses are likely nearby. The aptly named Nearby Glasses was developed in response to media coverage outlining how glasses like Meta's Ray-Bans have been used to film people without their consent.As first reported by …
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Meta's flagship metaverse service leaves VR behind
Samuel Axon / arstechnica - The company asserts it will continue to make VR headsets, though.
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World Labs Raises $200M to Power 3D AI
Ekemini / ventureburn - World Labs, the artificial intelligence company co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, focused on developing spatial intelligence, announced a new milestone. A strategic investment of $200 million from Autodesk for World Labs’The post World Labs Raises $200M to Power …
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19378 / 9 stories in 16 days
The Vision Pro YouTube app is here and it fixes the biggest annoyances
digitaltrends - YouTube finally has an official Vision Pro app, ending the Safari workaround and adding offline downloads plus support for 3D and panoramic video. It’s free now, even as Netflix still stays away.The post The Vision Pro YouTube app is here and it fixes the…
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 5:20 am / permalink 19116 / 4 stories in 21 days
Nintendo Virtual Boy hands-on: the 3D game console of your childhood dreams is back
Kevin Lee / theshortcut - $99 for the best piece of 1990’s Nintendo nostalgia
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Meta is Shutting Down its Horizon Workrooms, its VR Remote Work App
Laurent Giret / thurrott - Meta is sunsetting Horizon Workrooms, its standalone remote work VR app, and it will also stop selling commercial SKUs of Meta Quest headsets.The post Meta is Shutting Down its Horizon Workrooms, its VR Remote Work App appeared first on Thurrott.com.
Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 18025 / 4 stories in 7 wks
Meta Plans To Cut Around 10% of Employees In Reality Labs Division
BeauHD / slashdot - Meta plans to cut roughly 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, with layoffs hitting metaverse-focused teams hardest. Reuters reports: The cuts to Reality Labs, which has roughly 15,000 employees, could be announced as soon as Tuesday and are set to …
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Chinese smart eyewear makers shine at CES with focus on challenging Meta
scmp - Dozens of Chinese makers of smart glasses dazzled the exhibition floor at the recent CES trade show in Las Vegas, where they showed lightweight, artificial intelligence-powered eyewear aimed at a category that has been largely defined by Meta Platforms’ R…
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Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 17717 / 48 stories in 7 wks
Meta brings new hands-free tools to Ray-Ban Display in US rollout
Alexey Shabanov / testingcatalog - Meta Ray-Ban Display and Neural Band gain teleprompter mode, new messaging input and expanded navigation, with US-only launch.
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 17559 / 6 stories in 2 months
Xreal releases new AR glasses and power hub to transform work and entertainment
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Augmented reality device maker Xreal Inc. released the Xreal 1S today, a new premium pair of 3D spatial display glasses, and a compact power hub that combines a battery and video passthrough. The 1S joins the Xreal One Series, including the One and One Pr…
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Apple Halts Vision Pro Production as Sales Collapse, Pivots to Smart Glasses
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple has reportedly halted Vision Pro production and slashed advertising by 95% as sales stall, signaling a strategic pivot toward AI smart glasses.The post Apple Halts Vision Pro Production as Sales Collapse, Pivots to Smart Glasses appeared first on Wi…
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Apple Cuts Vision Pro Production and Marketing as Sales Disappoint [Report]
iclarified - Apple has significantly scaled back manufacturing and advertising for the Vision Pro following a period of weak consumer demand. According to a new report from the Financial Times, manufacturing partner Luxshare halted production of the headset at the sta…
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Meta 'Pauses' Third-Party Headset Program
BeauHD / slashdot - Meta has paused its third-party Horizon OS headset program, effectively canceling planned VR headsets from Asus and Lenovo as it refocuses on "building the world-class first-party hardware and software needed to advance the VR market." Road to VR reports:…
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Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026
msmash / slashdot - Google said it's working to create two different categories of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses to compete next year with existing models from Meta Platforms: one with screens, and another that's audio focused. From a report: The first AI gla…
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The Metaverse Didn't Die. It Got Renamed.
Maria Garcia / implicator - Meta is cutting its metaverse budget by 30%. Wall Street cheered. But the money isn't disappearing—it's moving to AI glasses and wearables. Is this fiscal discipline or just the same spending habit with a new label?
Back to Top / Thursday, December 4, 2025, 4:21 pm / permalink 16582 / 7 stories in 3 months
Meta reportedly plans to slash Metaverse budget by up to 30%
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - The proposal reflects the overall lack of interest in products like Meta's social virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds.
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