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Snap Opens Preorders for $2,195 Standalone Specs AR Glasses at AWE 2026
Image: Snap Inc. (official SPECS press photo) After years of treating augmented reality glasses as a developer experiment, Snap is putting an actual consumer price on its ambitions. At Augmented…
Report: Apple’s First Smart Glasses Slip to Late 2027, Cheaper Vision Headset Years Away
Image: Apple Apple's answer to Ray-Ban Meta may be further off than expected. The company's first smart glasses are now aimed at a launch in late 2027, according to Bloomberg's…
Google and Samsung Show Gemini Smart Glasses at I/O, With Audio Models Due This Fall
Image: Google Google used its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, May 19, to give the clearest picture yet of its return to smart glasses. Working with Samsung and Qualcomm, the…
Meta Reality Labs Loses $4.03 Billion in Q1 2026, a Smaller Loss Than Wall Street Expected
Chart: Virtual Reality Times, from Meta's Q1 2026 Form 10-Q Meta's virtual and augmented reality division lost a little over $4 billion in the first three months of 2026. That…
Report: Kenyan Contractors Reviewed Private Footage From Meta’s Smart Glasses
Image: Meta People who wear Meta's camera glasses may not be the only ones who see what those glasses capture. A joint investigation published Friday by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet…
EssilorLuxottica Sold More Than 7 Million Meta Smart Glasses in 2025
Image: Meta Smart glasses are no longer a niche experiment for the world's largest eyewear company. EssilorLuxottica, which makes the Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta lines with Meta, said on…
Snap Moves Its AR Glasses Into a New Subsidiary, Specs Inc.
Image: Snap Inc. Snap is giving its augmented reality glasses a company of their own. The Snapchat parent said on Wednesday that it is establishing Specs Inc., a wholly owned…
Meta Reality Labs Reports $4.53 Billion Q2 Loss as Revenue Reaches $370 Million
Chart: Virtual Reality Times, from Meta's Q2 2025 results Meta's XR ambitions remain a substantial financial investment. In results released July 30, the company reported $370 million in second-quarter Reality…
Oakley Meta HSTN Brings AI Glasses Into Sports With 3K Video and Longer Battery Life
Image: Meta / Oakley Meta's smart-glasses strategy is moving beyond the familiar Ray-Ban aesthetic. On June 20, Meta and EssilorLuxottica announced Oakley Meta HSTN, a new eyewear line intended for…
Google Expands Android XR to AI Glasses With Gentle Monster and Warby Parker
Image: Google Google used Google I/O 2025 on May 20 to broaden its Android XR ambitions beyond headsets. The company demonstrated how its Gemini AI assistant could operate through lightweight…