XR glasses — glasses that project a virtual screen in front of you so no one else can see — are among the coolest and most practical gadgets yet few actually own them. The main reason is cost. The technology isn’t cheap, and a good pair will run you hundreds of dollars. Luckily, some of …
Xreal 1 Pro and Viture Beast are two XR glasses released in 2026 that offer unique approaches to integrating virtual and augmented reality into everyday life. After three months of testing, KevZ highlighted key differences such as Viture Beast’s higher display resolution of 1920×1200 pixels and 1250 nits of brightness compared to the Xreal 1 …
Qualcomm announced at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) Snapdragon Reality Elite, a new app that aims to make future XR headsets and glasses thinner. Focusing on in-device AI, improved performance and lower power consumption, Qualcomm is targeting both the Snapdragon Reality Elite standalone XR headsets and lightweight connected AR glasses. As Snapdragon Reality Elite is …
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: …
Today at Augmented World Expo 2026, we introduced our new augmented reality glasses, SPECS. When we started Snap, we believed that technology would help people connect more deeply with each other. Over time, that belief led us to an evolved reality. For more than a decade, we’ve been building toward a future where computers can …
Snap’s CEO Evan Spiegel speaks to CNBC on June 16, 2026. CNBC Snap CEO Evan Spiegel is betting that consumers are so tired of looking at smartphone screens that they’ll be willing to pay more than $2,000 for augmented reality glasses that bring digital scenes into the user’s field of vision. “Nearly 20 years after …
On 4 June 2026, a security analyst named Bucciodi published a technical analysis of Stella, Meta’s companion app for Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. Examining Android build version 273.0.0.21, the researcher found what they described as a complete, passive face recognition pipeline: three on-device AI models, a biometric database scheme, a dimensioned vector similarity index …
Xreal, the augmented reality brand behind some of the leading smart glasses, faces a lot of new competition at CES 2026. Smart glasses have been a hit with attendees at this year’s CES packed convention floor. Earlier in the event, I was impressed with the TCL RayNeo Air 4 Pro (especially for its price). So, …
