⊲ Android Central ⊳ Writer Derrek Lee tried two Android XR display glasses at Google I/O 2026: Xreal's Project Aura and Google's monocular prototype used as the reference design for Samsung's...
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XR Powers “The Human as a Weapons System”
⊲ MIT Technology Review ⊳ Anduril and Meta are prototyping augmented-reality smart glasses for the US Army under a $159 million contract, aiming to optimise "the human as a weapons system." Two...
Wireless Earbuds Gain Visual Awareness
⊲ Gizmodo ⊳ Researchers at the University of Washington have built VueBuds, the first system to fit tiny cameras inside off-the-shelf wireless earbuds, allowing users to ask an AI about whatever...
Samsung’s Smaller Mixed Reality Patent Emerges
⊲ Samsung Magazine ⊳ Samsung is reportedly exploring a smaller and lower-cost mixed reality headset, informally referred to as Galaxy XR Lite. A newly uncovered patent points to a compact design...
AI Glasses May Go Mainstream
⊲ Fortune ⊳ Qualcomm chief executive Cristiano Amon says AI-enabled smart glasses are moving closer to mainstream use as chipmakers race to support lighter devices with stronger processing and...
Tiny Batteries for AR Contact Lens
⊲ Road to VR ⊳ XPANCEO is working with French battery firm ITEN on a proof-of-concept AR contact lens powered by a tiny solid-state microbattery. The company says the approach could help address...
A New Dimension in 3D World Capture
⊲ Digital Camera World ⊳ Ouster's REV8 Color LiDAR chip captures colour and depth simultaneously using a single lens and chip, abandoning the traditional pixel grid in favour of a point cloud of up...
Vision Pro’s Surgery World First
⊲ TechRadar ⊳ Apple's Vision Pro has been used in the world's first cataract surgery assisted by a mixed reality headset, with Dr Eric Rosenberg completing the procedure at SightMD in New England...
Survey Finds Over 37% Deploy XR in Training
⊲ Varjo ⊳ Varjo's State of XR in Simulation Training 2026 report, drawing on survey responses from over 100 defence and training professionals, finds that extended reality has shifted firmly from...
Training and Rehearsal for RAF Pilots
⊲ Aerospace Global News ⊳ The Royal Air Force is upgrading pilot training at RAF Valley with new virtual and mixed reality devices for its Hawk T2 and Texan aircraft. Eleven existing training...
US Army Publishes XR Maintenance and Training Photos
⊲ DVIDS ⊳ A set of photos illustrating how the US Army are using XR in various forms to improve its maintenance and training. Soldiers from the 1st Field Artillery Regiment are among those...
China’s Smart Glasses Industry Matures
⊲ Immersive Wire ⊳ Sylvan Shen reports on China's rapidly maturing smart glasses industry. Brands such as RayNeo, XREAL, Rokid and Alibaba's Qwen Glasses are competing across three product...