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Lenovo is reportedly closing its US-based XR business and shifting focus to consumer AI-powered wearables under Motorola.

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Jul 2026

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Palmer Luckey teases ultralight AR glasses built with Qualcomm and Meta

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey teased AR glasses so compact they clip onto aviator frames, claiming wide-FOV full-color stereo capabilities with Qualcomm and Meta onboard.

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Jul 2026

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Lorde tells fans smart glasses are not sexy in onstage rant at Mad Cool

Lorde called smart glasses not sexy and told fans not to buy them during a festival set in Madrid, adding a pop culture voice to the growing privacy backlash against…

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Jul 2026

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The Always-On Smart Glasses Era Means Privacy Has to Work Differently Than Before

The conversation around smart glasses privacy has been stuck in a familiar groove for years: does the recording light work, can people tell when they’re…

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Jul 2026

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Apple opens Vision Pro to third-party motion controllers

Apple has published detailed technical specifications for third-party Vision Pro motion controllers, opening the spatial computing accessory ecosystem to outside developers.

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Jul 2026

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John Carmack puts a million dollars on the line for classic VR ports

Former Oculus CTO John Carmack has personally pledged $1 million to fund official VR ports of id Software classics, challenging the industry to bring Doom, Quake, and more to modern…

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Jul 2026

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Snap prices its AR Specs at $2,195 as a developer-first bet

Snap has finally put a number on its augmented reality future, and it is a big one. The Snap Specs will ship this fall in the U.S., U.K., and France…

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Jul 2026

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Xreal launches a $299 sub-brand built for media and gaming, not spatial computing

Xreal has split its smart glasses roadmap in two. On one side, the One and One Pro series chase spatial computing with native tracking and an Android XR…

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Jul 2026

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The MicroLED Breakthrough That Could Slash Smart Glasses Costs Is Taking Shape in Sheffield

Anyone who has followed the smart glasses space for more than a few quarters has heard the same promise: microLED displays are the future. They’re…

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Jul 2026

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Even Realities Draws Half Its Users From the US in Bid to Challenge Meta

Even Realities has hit a billion-dollar valuation, but the real story is where its customers actually live. More than half of the Shenzhen-based company’s…