⊲ Halldale ⊳ MS&T's Dim Jones examines how the Royal Air Force is refining its live and synthetic training balance as aircraft costs rise and operational demands persist. Synthetic training now...
Tag: AR
augmented reality
Smart Glasses Sales Soar
⊲ CNBC ⊳Franco-Italian eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica reported a significant increase in sales of its Meta AI glasses, selling over 7 million units in 2025, up from 2 million in the previous two...
NHS Announces £210m Simulation & XR Framework
⊲ Auganix ⊳ NHS Supply Chain has announced a £210 million (+ VAT) framework agreement to procure medical simulation devices and immersive technologies, facilitating NHS trusts' access to AR, VR,...
Apple’s XR to go Unobtrusive?
⊲ Forbes ⊳ The article explains why Apple’s move from the Vision Pro headset towards smart glasses reflects a more realistic path to mass adoption. It argues that comfort, social acceptance,...
XR Shapes Future Weaponry
⊲ MBDA ⊳ In this article MBDA describes how virtual and augmented reality are becoming practical tools across defence programmes. These technologies enhance innovation by allowing early...
Apple Expands Human Sensing Tech
⊲ Financial Times ⊳ Apple has acquired Israeli start-up Q.AI for nearly $2 billion, marking its second-largest acquisition. Q.AI's technology interprets facial expressions for "silent speech,"...
DeepMind Models 4 Dimensional Perception
⊲ Google DeepMind Blog ⊳ Google DeepMind have announced D4RT, a research model designed to help AI systems understand how three-dimensional scenes change over time. By learning from video, depth...
XR Beyond Sight & Sound
⊲ Computer Weekly ⊳ The article explores how virtual worlds are beginning to better mirror real-world experience by engaging more human senses than sight and sound alone. It describes how haptics,...
XR Market Enters Strategic Reset
⊲ Xpert.digital ⊳ The article discusses the evolving XR market, highlighting a shift from hardware to AI-driven value creation. Major tech companies such as Meta, Google, Samsung, and Apple are...
Smart Glasses Demand Outstrips Production
⊲ Engadget ⊳ Meta is postponing the planned international launch of its Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, delaying availability in countries such as the UK, France, Italy and Canada. As VR/MR headset...
Audio Augmented Reality
⊲ WIRED ⊳ Modern audio technology now moves beyond silencing the world to selectively filtering it. Advanced earbuds use spatial processing and artificial intelligence to isolate specific human...
VR/MR Headset Sales Faltered in 2025
⊲ The Register ⊳ In 2025, Apple faced significant challenges with its Vision Pro VR/MR headset, shipping only 45,000 units after halting production for the first three quarters. This marked a steep...
Advanced Warfighter AR Optics Order
⊲ Rochester Business Journal ⊳ Syntec Optics recently secured a follow-on contract to supply essential micro-display components for a major defence augmented reality system and supports advanced...
10 Years of XR Foreseen and Reviewed
⊲ Heise Online ⊳ Reviewing Jesse Schell’s 2015 predictions reveals a decade where technical milestones often outpaced market growth. While he correctly foresaw the shift to standalone systems and...
Meta’s AI Smart Glasses Shift
⊲ BBC News ⊳ Meta is reducing its metaverse investment by up to 30% and shifting focus to AI-enabled smart glasses, following strong market reception of its latest models. The glasses include...
Simulation Weekly News
The US Army committed $127 million to upgrade its unified OneSAF simulation program through the ECS-Riptide Joint Venture. New platforms emerged, such as VRAI’s VADE (Virtual All Domain...