Editor's PickRay-Ban Meta (Gen 2)
$379The runaway hit of 2026 smart glasses. Meta AI, open-ear audio, and genuine all-day wearability.
AR / Spatial Computing
Augmented reality news and analysis. Smart glasses, AR wearables, spatial computing, and the technology blending digital content with the physical world. From Apple Vision Pro updates to lightweight AR glasses from Meta and Snap, we track the devices and platforms making AR part of daily life.
Most Popular AR & Smart GlassesEvery AR glasses device compared →
- 1Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2)Best all-rounder
- 2Xreal One ProBest display glasses
- 3Snap SpecsTrue AR
- 4Even Realities G1Everyday, no camera
- 5VITURE BeastBig-screen media
- 6Rokid AI GlassesOpen-platform AI
Editor's Pick
Xreal One Pro
$599120Hz micro-OLED display glasses with on-board spatial anchoring and Bose-tuned audio. The AR sweet spot.
Even Realities G1
$599Everyday frames with a discreet display for navigation, notifications, and live translation. No camera, no bulk.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
HTC's $499 Vive Eagle Went on Sale in the US Today With Three of Ten Configurations in Stock
HTC published US store listings for the Vive Eagle on September 3 at $499. Three configurations are buyable, seven say Coming Soon, and the 90 language translation in the marketing is the paid tier, not the two years of VIVE AI Plus that ships in the box.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Jordan Kuo
Meta Is Splitting Worlds Into a Second App, and Both Stores Already File the First One Under Adventure
Strings in the August 25 Meta Horizon build point to a separate app codenamed Eclipse, pre-release name Horizon Create. Check the store listings and the direction is already visible: category Adventure, no mention of a headset anywhere.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Evan Marcus
This Week in VR: Steam Frame's Certified List Hit 98, and Pico Cancelled Its Own Party
Valve's Great on Frame list went from eight titles to 98, Pico pulled its September 2 launch event nine days out, Schell Games had the first layoffs in its history, and the GTA San Andreas VR port Meta announced in 2021 arrived from one modder instead.
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VR.org OriginalarBy Jordan Kuo
Meta Moved Its Capture LED Check From the Start of a Recording to All of It
Alex Himel says the glasses will now cut the camera if the capture LED is covered mid-recording, closing a loophole the July update left open. The check moved from a one-time gate to a running invariant, and that is a different engineering problem.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Jordan Kuo
Codec Avatars Are Becoming "Holograms," and They Are Landing in Horizon OS as a Calling Framework
August builds of the Meta AI app carry Hologram product tours, and Horizon OS now contains Hologram Calling sub-frameworks referencing Codec Avatars. Where the code sits matters more than how the avatars look.
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VR.org OriginalarBy Jordan Kuo
Google Translate 10.32.66 Has a Microphone Setting for Glasses Nobody Can Buy Yet
An Android Authority teardown of Google Translate 10.32.66 found a "Listening area (Glasses only)" control with Front only and Surrounding area modes. The one Android XR device you can buy today is a headset, and it does not get them.
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VR.org OriginalenterpriseBy Sam Whitfield
MediView's XR90 Guided a Needle 10 Centimeters Into a Liver on a Headset Microsoft Stopped Building
Cleveland Clinic Weston completed Florida's first intraprocedural use of MediView's 510(k)-cleared XR90, fusing CT with live ultrasound for a liver biopsy. The clearance, K223125, was granted on HoloLens 2, which loses support on December 31, 2027.
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VR.org OriginalarBy Jordan Kuo
XREAL Sold 2,000 AURA Founder Passes in 36 Hours and Still Has Not Named a Price
XREAL says AURA has passed 10,000 reservations since June. Two of its three deposit tiers are sold out, the price cap now applies only to the base model, and Canada has quietly dropped off the launch region list.
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