Besides being the world’s biggest smartphone chipmaker, Qualcomm is also the number one supplier of processors for nearly all standalone VR headsets on the market today.…
Immersed Says It’s Finally Getting Ready to Ship ‘Visor’ VR Headset
XR startup Immersed announced it’s nearing launch of its long-promised work-focused standalone VR headset, Visor.
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Immersed sent out an email (courtesy Reddit user ‘aline-works’) to pre-order customers over the weekend announcing that the company is locking in shipping timelines.…
Magic Leap Cuts Nearly 200 Jobs as AR Pioneer Pivots Into Waveguide Supplier
AR unicorn Magic Leap is again pivoting its core business, this time to serve as a waveguide supplier to other companies making AR glasses, something that we’ve learned comes amid a mass lay off nearly 200 of its core engineering and product development staff.…
Anduril Founder Quietly Teases Remarkably Compact AR Glasses
Palmer Luckey, the founder of military tech startup Anduril (also the founder of Oculus), quietly teased a pair of unannounced AR glasses that are presumably in development at Anduril.…
Lenovo Reportedly Shutters US-based XR Business Unit Amid Shift to AI Wearables
Lenovo has reportedly closed its XR business unit in the US, according to a report by Skarred Ghost.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the report maintains Lenovo has shuttered its business-oriented XR unit in the US.…
Apple Vision Pro & Smart Glasses Exec Reportedly Leaves for OpenAI Hardware Team
Apple’s top executive in charge of Vision Pro and smart glasses is reportedly leaving the company to join OpenAI.
According to a Bloomberg report, longtime Apple hardware exec Paul Meade is leaving Apple for OpenAI’s hardware team, which according to people with knowledge of his departure will include work on OpenAI’s upcoming AI-powered devices.…