Snap unveils expensive ‘Specs’ augmented reality glasses

Our impressions of the Android XR glasses from Google I/O 2026

Snap today showed off the specs of a pair of premium, standalone augmented reality glasses that aim to “bring computing to the world around us.” “We believe great technology fades into the background, helping when it’s needed and getting out of the way when it’s not,” Snap says. “That’s why we developed the specifications.” (Credit: …

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Augmented reality system makes medical ultrasounds easier to interpret

Augmented reality system makes medical ultrasounds easier to interpret

Interpreting medical ultrasound images is a difficult task, requiring a technician to look at 2D images and mentally organize what the tissue will look like into a 3D representation. To make that job easier, MIT researchers developed a new approach to ultrasound imaging that allows the user to visualize a 3D augmented-reality image of the …

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