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.…
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.…
‘Subnautica 2’ VR Mod Now Includes Motion Controller Support
PC VR fans were already swimming around in the strange yet oddly familiar depths of Proteus less than 24 hours after Subnautica 2‘s early access launch back in May.…
XREAL AURA AR Glasses Get Fall Release Window, $1,500 Price Ceiling
XREAL AURA, the company’s next flagship AR glasses built in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm, is coming this fall at a price the company says will “not exceed $1,500, excluding applicable taxes.”…
Meta Plans New Best Buy Pop-ups to Unify Demos of AI Glasses and VR Headsets
Meta announced that it is rolling out updated kiosks inside of Best Buy, the biggest electronics retailer in the US. The new 900 square-foot “store in a store” offers a place for customers to demo Meta’s AI glasses and VR headsets.…