XR Industry News

Galaxy XR is the Headset the Industry Needs to Take Its Next Major Step
Samsung’s Galaxy XR is finally here, and with it, a perfect middle-ground of price and features to simultaneously turn up the competitive pressure on both Meta and Apple. Over many years I had been patiently waiting for Apple to launch…
Researchers Propose Novel E-Ink XR Display with Resolution Far Beyond Current Headsets
A group of Sweden-based researchers proposed a novel e-ink display solution that could make way for super compact, retina-level VR headsets and AR glasses in the future. The News Traditional emissive displays are shrinking, but they face physical limits; smaller pixels…
Google’s XR Studio Releases ‘Job Simulator’ Style MR Experience Exclusive to Android XR
Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned XR studio, released a new mixed reality title exclusively for Android XR which expands the Job Simulator universe. The News Owlchemy Labs, the studio behind VR games Job Simulator (2016) and Vacation Simulator (2019), released both games on Android XR’s…
Former Oculus Execs’ AI Smart Glasses Startup ‘Sesame’ Raises $250M Series B Funding
Sesame, an AI and smart glasses startup founded by former Oculus execs, raised $250 million in Series B funding, which the company hopes will accelerate its voice-based AI. The News As first reported by Tech Crunch, lead investors in Sesame’s Series…
Amazon is Developing Smart Glasses to Allow Delivery Drivers to Work Hands-free
Amazon announced it’s developing smart glasses for its delivery drivers, which include a display for real-time navigation and delivery instructions. The News Amazon announced the news in a blog post, which partially confirms a recent report from The Information, which alleged that…
Samsung Galaxy XR Offers Comparable Vision Pro Specs & Features at Half the Price
Samsung is finally launching its long-anticipated Android XR headset, officially dubbed Galaxy XR. The headset clearly aims to deliver a Vision Pro experience (plus some of its own unique abilities) all at a much more affordable price. Vision Pro is…
Samsung’s Long-awaited Vision Pro Competitor Gets Price, Specs & Release Date
Samsung’s Project Moohan is officially called ‘Galaxy XR’, as the Korean tech giant has today launched its long-awaited competitor to Apple Vision Pro. The News Priced at $1,800 and releasing today in the US, Samsung Galaxy XR is the first headset to…
Samsung to Launch Project Moohan XR Headset at Galaxy Event on October 21st
Samsung announced it’s holding a Galaxy Event on October 21st, which will feature Project Moohan, the company’s long-awaited Apple Vision Pro competitor. The News The livestream event is slated to take place on October 21st at 10PM ET (local time here),…
Anduril Shows First Look at Capabilities of ’EagleEye’ Military XR Headset
Anduril, Palmer Luckey’s military tech company, unveiled EagleEye, its XR headset system built in collaboration with Meta. The News Anduril announced in May it was partnering with Meta to build XR systems for soldiers, which the companies said would aim to deliver “the world’s…
Lynx Teases Next Mixed Reality Headset for Enterprise & Professionals
Lynx teased its next mixed reality headset, which is hoping to target enterprise and professional users across training and remote assistance. The News At MicroLED Connect last month, Lynx CEO Stan Larroque announced he aimed to reveal the company’s next mixed…
Meta Ray-Ban Display Repairablity is Predictably Bad, But Less Than You Might Think
iFixit got their hands on a pair of Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, so we finally get to see what’s inside. Is it repairable? Not really. But if you can somehow find replacement parts, you could at least potentially…
Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses Are Now Available, But That Doesn’t Mean Buying is Easy
Ray-Ban Display, Meta’s first smart glasses with a display, are now available for sale. However, unless you’re in the US and in a handful of major metropolitan areas, it’s difficult to get your hands on a pair. The News Meta Ray-Ban…
Meta Ray-Ban Display Waveguide Provider Says It’s Poised for Wide Field-of-view Glasses
SCHOTT—a global leader in advanced optics and specialty glass—working with waveguide partner Lumus, is almost certainly the manufacturer of the waveguide optics in Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses. While the Ray-Ban Display glasses offer only a static 20° field-of-view, the…
Valve Expands ‘Steam Link’ PC VR Streaming to More Headsets and Opens the Door to Android…
Valve today announced that it’s bringing its wireless PC VR streaming software, Steam Link, to five more headsets from PICO and HTC. The company also plans to make it easier for headset makers to bring Steam Link to even more…