Electronics Magic Leap 2 lands on September 30 starting at $3,299 Next generation, enterprise-grade AR By Shawn Knight, July 13, 2022, 9:47 AM
Hardware Apple Apple executives show VR/AR headset to board, signaling advanced progress Reportedly on track for reveal and release in 2023 By Daniel Sims, May 19, 2022, 5:17 PM 15 comments
Hardware Gaming These 'portable gaming' XR glasses have raised $2.5 million on Kickstarter, more than the Oculus Rift Play your PC games on a 120-inch screen while riding the bus By Rob Thubron, May 17, 2022, 7:37 AM 10 comments
Tech Culture Microsoft DoD agency warns $22 billion Army/Microsoft HoloLens deal could be waste of taxpayer money Soldiers don't seem to think much of the AR goggles By Rob Thubron, April 26, 2022, 9:16 AM 22 comments
Wearable Tech Report: Meta aims to release its first-gen 'Project Nazare' AR glasses in 2024 The first step toward the metaverse By Cohen Coberly, April 13, 2022, 2:06 PM
Mobile HTC to launch first 'metaverse' phone in April HTC wants back in the limelight By Shawn Knight, March 2, 2022, 3:31 PM 8 comments
Apple Software References to 'realityOS' found in Apple source code Apple's first mixed reality headset could break cover at WWDC 2022 By Shawn Knight, February 9, 2022, 11:02 AM
Microsoft The Web Microsoft metaverse strategy is apparently in disarray, HoloLens future looking bleak Over a hundred employees, including several veterans in the mixed reality space, have reportedly left Microsoft for Meta/Facebook By Humza Aamir, February 3, 2022, 9:35 AM
Google Electronics Project Iris is an AR headset Google aims to ship in 2024 Google reportedly has hundreds of employees working on its AR headset By Shawn Knight, January 20, 2022, 3:37 PM
Electronics Apple Apple's mixed reality headset reportedly facing design challenges, could be delayed until 2023 Cramming laptop-grade CPUs into a headset presents engineering challenges By Shawn Knight, January 14, 2022, 2:01 PM 7 comments
Microsoft Electronics Qualcomm and Microsoft are working on custom chips for the next generation of AR glasses A renewed partnership that could bring AR glasses into the mainstream By Adrian Potoroaca, January 5, 2022, 3:06 PM
Industry Qualcomm's new AR technology can expand your desktop area with virtual monitors AR technology that actually looks useful By Joao Silva, December 2, 2021, 11:47 AM
Hardware Apple Apple's mixed reality headset could have Mac-level performance The device could be unveiled by the end of 2022 By Adrian Potoroaca, November 26, 2021, 9:46 AM 17 comments
Car Tech Electronics Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft HoloLens 2 show off augmented reality's impact in the automotive space Hands on with Mercedes' high tech solution to complex automotive repairs By Sami Haj-Assaad, October 19, 2021, 9:00 AM 10 comments
Microsoft US Army HoloLens delivery has been pushed back to next year The U.S. Army will have to wait a little longer before putting on its new glasses By Joao Silva, October 15, 2021, 11:54 AM
Electronics Wearable Tech Magic Leap raises $500 million to make the enterprise-focused Magic Leap 2 The company looked like it was in trouble last year By Rob Thubron, October 12, 2021, 9:09 AM
Electronics Wearable Tech Nreal's latest augmented reality glasses are a wearable '201-inch TV' The company wants to make binge-watching more comfortable By Adrian Potoroaca, September 30, 2021, 5:23 PM
Wearable Tech Snap's new Spectacles put augmented reality front and center Snap's AR glasses are only for developers, for now By Shawn Knight, May 21, 2021, 7:28 AM
Electronics Microsoft Microsoft is working on a consumer version of HoloLens We'll finally see HoloLens aiming at widespread adoption By Joao Silva, May 18, 2021, 3:26 PM
Industry Epic sues Nreal over similarity with the "Unreal" brand An unreal...err...nreal lawsuit By Adrian Potoroaca, May 17, 2021, 3:52 PM
Apple Electronics Tim Cook throws Apple Car hints, says augmented reality could greatly enhance conversations The elusive Apple Car By Adrian Potoroaca, April 5, 2021, 6:37 PM
Microsoft Microsoft wins $21.8 billion contract to build HoloLens-based AR helmets for US Army Some employees aren't happy about the deal By Rob Thubron, April 1, 2021, 5:17 AM 14 comments
Hardware Industry Facebook wants us to control its AR glasses with electrical impulses from our minds It has a prototype wristband that uses electromyography to interpret hand gestures By Cal Jeffrey, March 19, 2021, 12:56 PM 8 comments
Tech Culture Mark Zuckerberg envisions a future where you could use AR glasses to "teleport" for in-person meetings He believes that future is only a decade away By Adrian Potoroaca, March 9, 2021, 8:22 PM 9 comments
Electronics Wearable Tech Facebook's smart glasses to arrive this year sans AR overlay tech Traditional augmented reality is in a holding pattern for now By Shawn Knight, January 6, 2021, 12:52 PM