Bytedance's Upcoming Project Swan VR Headset Wants to Be the Computer Meta's Isn't Yet
Scott Stein / cnet - A higher-end mixed reality headset coming later this year wants to be a work device to rival Apple Vision Pro and Samsung Galaxy XR. It's got the power for it.
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RayNeo Air 4 Pro smart glasses embrace the dark with a Batman mask
digitaltrends - The RayNeo Air 4 Pro delivers a 201-inch virtual screen with HDR visuals and 3D video support in lightweight AR glasses, plus a Batman Edition for those who want a little extra fun.The post RayNeo Air 4 Pro smart glasses embrace the dark with a Batman mas…
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London-Based Onetag Onetag Acquires Italian AdTech Firm Aryel
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Onetag, a provider of global programmatic advertising and smart curation solutions, has acquired Milan-based Aryel, a specialist in immersive and interactive advertising technology. The acquisition positions Onetag to further its growth as a …
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MWC 2026: Alibaba to launch new smart glasses powered by Qwen AI assistant
scmp - Alibaba Group Holding plans to launch new smart glasses powered by its artificial intelligence assistant Qwen at the coming MWC Barcelona trade show.On Saturday, a company representative confirmed the launch, adding that both online and offline presales w…
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Want to Know If Glassholes Are Using Smart Glasses Near You? There’s an App for That
Bruce Gil / gizmodo - The app called Nearby Glasses scans Bluetooth signals to detect and alert users when the camera-equipped glasses are nearby.
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Someone made an app to warn you if smart glasses are nearby
Andre Revilla / engadget - A new app will notify users if smart glasses are likely nearby. The aptly named Nearby Glasses was developed in response to media coverage outlining how glasses like Meta's Ray-Bans have been used to film people without their consent.As first reported by …
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World Labs Raises $200M to Power 3D AI
Ekemini / ventureburn - World Labs, the artificial intelligence company co-founded by Fei-Fei Li, focused on developing spatial intelligence, announced a new milestone. A strategic investment of $200 million from Autodesk for World Labs’The post World Labs Raises $200M to Power …
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Apple Is Reportedly Planning To Launch AI-Powered Glasses, a Pendant, and AirPods
BeauHD / slashdot - According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman (paywalled), Apple is reportedly developing AI-powered smart glasses, a wearable pendant, and camera-equipped AirPods that connect to the iPhone and use "visual context" to let Siri perform real-world actions. The Verg…
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Apple Working on Three AI Wearables: Smart Glasses, AI Pin, and AirPods With Cameras
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple is speeding up its work on three AI wearable devices, reports Bloomberg. Apple is developing AI smart glasses, a wearable AI pin or pendant, and AI AirPods, all of which will connect to the iPhone and will interface with the smarter version of Siri …
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Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 1:20 pm / permalink 19305 / 17 stories in 17 days
Meta Plans To Let Smart Glasses Identify People Through AI-Powered Facial Recognition
msmash / slashdot - Meta plans to add facial recognition technology to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as this year, New York Times reported Friday, five years after the social giant shut down facial recognition on Facebook and promised to find "the right balance" for the …
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YouTube Finally Launches Native Apple Vision Pro App
Nehal Malik / iphoneincanada - It took just over two years, but YouTube has finally arrived on Apple Vision Pro. According to MacRumors, Google has officially launched a standalone YouTube app for visionOS, giving Apple Vision Pro users a native way to watch videos on a massive virtual…
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Your next AirPods might get tiny cameras to sense the world
digitaltrends - Apple’s next AirPods Pro may add built-in cameras for AI and spatial features, with no expected price increase. The post Your next AirPods might get tiny cameras to sense the world appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Snap establishes Specs subsidiary for its AR glasses
cnbc - Snap on Wednesday said its unit working on the development of augmented reality glasses is now housed under a wholly owned subsidiary named Specs Inc.
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Viture is being sued by Xreal for allegedly infringing its patents
Reece Bithrey / theshortcut - The AR glasses wars have begun
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Xreal Files Patent Suit Against Rival Smart Glasses Maker Viture
Chris Welch / bloomberg - Xreal Inc., a Chinese pioneer in smart glasses, is suing Viture Inc. for patent infringement in the US, arguing its rival has unfairly capitalized on Xreal’s extensive research and investment in the segment.
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Meta Plans To Cut Around 10% of Employees In Reality Labs Division
BeauHD / slashdot - Meta plans to cut roughly 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, with layoffs hitting metaverse-focused teams hardest. Reuters reports: The cuts to Reality Labs, which has roughly 15,000 employees, could be announced as soon as Tuesday and are set to …
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Chinese smart eyewear makers shine at CES with focus on challenging Meta
scmp - Dozens of Chinese makers of smart glasses dazzled the exhibition floor at the recent CES trade show in Las Vegas, where they showed lightweight, artificial intelligence-powered eyewear aimed at a category that has been largely defined by Meta Platforms’ R…
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Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1:20 am / permalink 17717 / 48 stories in 1 month
Meta brings new hands-free tools to Ray-Ban Display in US rollout
Alexey Shabanov / testingcatalog - Meta Ray-Ban Display and Neural Band gain teleprompter mode, new messaging input and expanded navigation, with US-only launch.
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Meta has delayed the international rollout of its display glasses
Steve Dent / engadget - Meta is pausing release of its Ray-Ban Display smart glasses to the UK, France, Italy and Canada due to "unprecedented demand and limited inventory," the company said on Monday at CES 2026. There's no new date for the expansion that was originally set for…
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Xreal releases new AR glasses and power hub to transform work and entertainment
Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Augmented reality device maker Xreal Inc. released the Xreal 1S today, a new premium pair of 3D spatial display glasses, and a compact power hub that combines a battery and video passthrough. The 1S joins the Xreal One Series, including the One and One Pr…
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