Samsung Brings Android XR Mainstream
Samsung’s new Galaxy Glasses mark a major milestone for Android XR, bringing AI-powered smart glasses closer to everyday use and intensifying the race for the future of spatial computing.
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The devices shaping immersive capture, playback and distribution.
Headsets, immersive cameras, capture rigs, optics, sensors, accessories, haptics and display systems. We focus on what these tools make possible for professional immersive media, not just their specifications.
The Race to Smart Glasses
Recent moves by Meta, Samsung, and Unseen Reality are not isolated launches. Together, they reveal a broader strategic shift that is redefining the future of extended reality.
XREAL Aura and the Signal the XR Industry Has Been Waiting For
Aura is not just another AR headset. It is proof that spatial computing still requires compromises. It reveals something much more important: the gap that still exists between the vision of all-day smart glasses and what current technology can actually deliver.
The Future Arrived Early: Snap Turns AR Glasses into a Commercial Reality
AWE 2026 may be remembered as the moment when spatial computing stopped feeling like a distant promise and began taking shape as a consumer product.
A New Vision for XR: Smart Glasses Designed for AI Coding
Monako Glass is betting on a new category of wearables by combining Linux, artificial intelligence, and spatial computing in a pair of smart glasses built for developers.
Google Confirms Android XR Glasses: Betting on an Open Ecosystem Against Meta and Apple’s Closed Models
Google officially confirmed at Google I/O 2026 what the industry had anticipated for months: Android XR smart glasses developed alongside Samsung, Qualcomm, Gentle Monster, Warby Parker, and Xreal, with a launch scheduled for September 2026.
Pimax Dream Air SE: an ultralight PCVR headset built for simulation and gaming, but far from mass-market spatial computing
The virtual reality industry continues to split into two increasingly distinct paths. On one side are standalone devices designed for web distribution, closed ecosystems, and autonomous experiences. On the other are PCVR headsets focused on maximum visual fidelity, simulation, and high-end gaming.
Blackmagic Pushes Live Immersive Production Into Broadcast Territory
Blackmagic Design’s new URSA Cine Immersive 100G points directly at that bottleneck. The company presents it as the world’s first immersive cinema camera designed for live immersive production, with 100G Ethernet, SMPTE ST 2110 output and support for the optional Blackmagic URSA Live Encoder
Meta brings Ray-Ban smart glasses to prescription wearers
Two new frames, Blayzer and Scriber, ship at $499 starting April 14. The point isn't a spec bump. It's that Meta wants smart glasses to be your only pair.
Meta brings Ray-Ban smart glasses to prescription wearers
Two new frames, Blayzer and Scriber, ship at $499 starting April 14. The point isn't a spec bump. It's that Meta wants smart glasses to be your only pair.
Snap Specs return in 2026 with Niantic Spatial inside
The fifth-generation Specs are Snap's first true consumer AR product, and Niantic Spatial is the first launch partner. Peridot Beyond ships day one. The question is whether "lightweight" really means lightweight.
Snap Specs return in 2026 with Niantic Spatial inside
The fifth-generation Specs are Snap's first true consumer AR product, and Niantic Spatial is the first launch partner. Peridot Beyond ships day one. The question is whether "lightweight" really means lightweight.