Smart contact lens startup XPANCEO announced it’s secured $250 million in Series A funding, putting its valuation at $1.35 billion and minting it as XR’s most recent unicorn.
Bigscreen Beyond 2 Starts First Wave of Shipping, Aims for Immediate Fulfillment by September
Bigscreen announced it’s officially begun shipping the first production units of Beyond 2, the company’s latest slim and light PC VR headset.
Vision Pro’s New Personas Are a Big Improvement, But How Will They Scale to Smaller Headsets?
Apple is bringing a huge visual upgrade to its Persona avatars on Vision Pro in VisionOS 26. After seeing the new system first-hand, it’s hard not to be impressed.
What We Know So Far About Anduril’s ‘Eagle Eye’ Military XR Headset and Founder’s Reunion With Meta
Palmer Luckey’s military tech company Anduril recently announced a partnership with Meta to build “the world’s best AR and VR systems for the US military.”
Disney in Talks with Jim Henson Company to Bring ‘The Muppets’ to VR
Jim Henson’s Muppets could be coming to VR following talks with Disney—possibly offering a clue at the sort of content Meta reportedly hopes to bring to its next VR headset.
Snap Plans to Launch New Consumer ‘Specs’ AR Glasses Next Year
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, today announced it’s working on the next iteration of its Spectacles AR glasses (aka ‘Specs’), which are slated to release publicly sometime next year.