XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Over the weekend, another finding from patentlyapple showcased how Samsung is poised to debut the headset in 2025 if an outlook heading is to be believed. The header noted how a Samsung XR device for the Galaxy ecosystem is due in 2025. However, keen eyes will notice that Samsung made the same promise in 2024.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 13, 2025

Unlike competitors like Meta, Samsung has a broad hardware ecosystem to support a dedicated XR wearable, much like how the Apple Vision Pro works alongside newly released iPhone/iPad models. ” This XR headset is expected to be available for purchase in 2025. This is a massive opportunity for Samsung.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Today, Google announced Android XR , an operating system the firm purpose-built for XR devices and services, which Google calls the “next generation of computing. Notably, Google is developing the XR OS alongside Samsung; during the announcement, Samsung also highlighted how it is poised to release a headset in 2025.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2025

Google recently surprised tech enthusiasts by showcasing prototype AR glasses during a TED talk hosted by Shahram Izadi , Google’s head of augmented reality and extended reality. According to The Korea Economic Daily, this prototype is Samsung-made under the existing Android XR partnership between Google and Samsung.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Google is diving head-first back into the world of extended reality and this time, the company is going big. While it might not be ready to show off any physical products just yet, Google has officially laid out its vision for a brand-new unified Android XR ecosystem. Nor is the company simply investing in a new mixed reality headset.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Google has announced the launch of Android XR, a platform designed to support the creation of mixed reality (MR) applications. The initiative builds on ARCore, Googles existing augmented reality framework. Google has partnered with several hardware manufacturers for Android XR, including Samsung and Qualcomm.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. In return, Google will gain valuable XR-related support from the headset vendor. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean? This move is huge for the industry.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 15, 2025

Play For Dream MR, the high-end standalone headset from China, was the big surprise of CES 2025. And after trying it, I found Play For Dream MR to be the most impressive XR hardware of any kind at CES 2025. The true test will be once we can get our eyes into the headset outside of a crowded trade show floor.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 14, 2024

Yesterday, HP partnered with Google to revive the latter’s immersive video conferencing solution from its development stages, Project Starline, just in time for I/O 2024. Now, HP is helping Google to commercialize the product fully so that it is ready for a 2025 market debut.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Boz states that 2025 is the make it or break it year for XR at Meta , but I personally dont think it is true. Boz also said that Meta is going to launch half a dozen wearables: hes probably referring to the upcoming smartglasses, smartwatches, and neural smartbands. There are a few passages worth a comment. I think this is great news.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 6, 2025

has emerged as a standout innovator at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, showcasing their cutting-edge spectacle-type AR glasses that promise to make augmented reality more accessible and practical for everyday use. While still years from mainstream adoption, these prototypes hint at a possible long-term future for AR wearables.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Now, a CNBC report contends that Facebook has struck a deal with Luxottica, the Italian parent company to Ray-Ban and many others, to help design some form of immersive wearable. The report mixes both terminologies, so it’s unclear exactly which end of the spectrum the proposed device should fall on.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 23, 2025

This week, following last month’s AndriodXR announcement and this week’s Samsung Moohan teasers, Google made a massive parrel move. In return, Google will gain valuable XR-related support from the headset vendor. What a HTC/Google Unitifaction Mean? This move is huge for the industry.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Reacting to this newfound interest, existing AR smart glasses vendors are working tirelessly to upgrade their product roadmaps and keep a lead as 2025 emerges. The company expects to ship the One Series device in mid-December, while the Pro model is anticipated to ship in early 2025.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Paul Travers, CEO, said in the second quarter of 2024: Vuzix underpinned key end-customer and strategic relationships within the enterprise, consumer, and defence markets centred around business opportunities that are expected to have a meaningful impact on both our balance sheet and top-line revenue growth over the back half of 2024 and into 2025.

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AR Insider

JUNE 8, 2021

billion by 2025. This is why it simultaneously fuels mobile AR lens initiatives and wearable hardware. Snap’s Spectacles mostly represent an R&D effort to get a feel for the social dynamics of wearable tech. “We ARtillery projects spending on AR ad placements to reach $6.8 But there are also glimmers of hope.

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ARPost

JANUARY 29, 2020

Past attempts have been unsuccessful, such as Google Glass, due to reluctance and concerns over ethical issues such as privacy and security of AR glasses. Fast-forward a few years from the failing Google Glass, and now it turns out the popularity of smart-glasses has increased again, thanks to numerous new developments.

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ARVR

MAY 2, 2022

billion in 2025. Enterprise spending is 99 percent of that, but will retract to 89 percent by 2025 and continue to decline until consumer/enterprise trendlines intersect. As seen from Google Glass, consumer acceptance and comfort in face-worn hardware (with a camera, no less) is a critical factor. billion in 2020 to $17.7

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Upload VR

JULY 19, 2024

Magic Leap is undergoing layoffs just a few months after announcing a partnership with Google. Four years later, Magic Leap 2 is a state-of-the-art AR headset which externalizes most processing for the device into a wearable sling in the somewhat similar way Apple reduces weight on your head with Vision Pro's battery pack.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Last week saw a number of developments from major XR hardware providers and upcoming participants in the market, waiting to enter the immersive wearable market. 2025 is just around the corner, meaning that news headlines will quickly fill with CES announcements. has already been available on PICO 4 Ultra with OS 5.12.0.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While Meta noted that the developer community may have access to passthrough video in early 2025, the move has not been implemented. Google has entered into a definitive agreement with HTC VIVE, granting the leading XR company a substantial investment of $250 million. Meta is moving forward with deep investments into the XR space.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 13, 2024

Tomorrow, Google’s I/O conference is poised to showcase its latest updates concerning its extensive technology portfolio. From smartphones to AI, Google is very much positioned in the enterprise solutions space with its products. Could Google release smart glasses? Aside from the secretive AR/VR/MR announcements.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today at MWC 2024, Samsung unveiled an upcoming XR headset the firm created alongside partners Google and Qualcomm, with a scheduled release window coming in 2025. At the event, Samsung unveiled several innovative tech products, including the immersive device, a smart ring, and an assistive mobility robotics device.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 11, 2024

During the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, France, on July 10, the firm’s leading representatives announced that the XR device will be released later this year-despite MWC news suggesting a 2025 release.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 11, 2024

During the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, France, on July 10, the firm’s leading representatives announced that the XR device will be released later this year-despite MWC news suggesting a 2025 release.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 28, 2024

However, it is safe to say that Samsung is developing its XR wearable as part of its broader mobile hardware ecosystem, ready for its debut sometime in 2024/25. Furthermore, at MWC 2024, Samsung officially unveiled the upcoming XR headset, which was created in partnership with Google and Qualcomm.

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ARVR

JUNE 11, 2021

billion by 2025. This is why it simultaneously fuels mobile AR lens initiatives and wearable hardware. Snap’s Spectacles mostly represent an R&D effort to get a feel for the social dynamics of wearable tech. “We ARtillery projects spending on AR ad placements to reach $6.8 But the question is, what’s Apple’s strategy?

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week has seen its fair share of tricks and treats ahead of the Halloween season, where companies like Warpin Reality, HTC VIVE, Google, Shopify, and Apple, among others, have offered a powerhouse of insights to XR Today on their latest innovations. This has led Google to slash jobs across its operations in recent months.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Major Firms Enter the XR Market During a launch event at MWC 2024, Samsung showcased a new XR headset developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. The device is expected to hit the market in 2025. With the year full of events, interested audiences should take note, as the future of XR and work is being laid out today.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2024

This goal will allow XREAL to expand production of its AR smart glasses product ready for 2025 onwards, readying the firm for a new wave of potential customers. Will XREAL continue its momentum as significant firms like Apple, Google, Samsung, LG, and others enter the space?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 30, 2024

2024 is in its second half, and sooner than later, 2025 will arrive ready to deliver on or fracture the promises of XR industry leaders. It’s apparent that Samsung is working on this XR wearable as part of its broader mobile hardware ecosystem, and it seems likely to debut around 2024 or 2025.

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GizModo VR

JULY 11, 2022

Analyst and reliable Apple sage Ming-Chi Kuo claims the company is already working on a second-generation AR/VR headset set for a 2025 release, this time featuring both a high-end… Read more. If Apple’s rumored $3,000 virtual reality headset seems like a financial nightmare for you, then get ready for some potentially good news.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 12, 2024

Like many headset and smart glasses vendors making waves in the XR space today, Immersed isn’t focusing exclusively on consumers with its new wearable. The system allows users to create up to five ultra-high-resolution 4K virtual screens and interact with apps like Slack, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Excel, and more.

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Robert Scoble

MAY 15, 2021

Arrives in 2022, with glasses to follow sometime before 2025). A new OS for wearable, on face, computers. Amazon, Tesla, Google, Facebook, and others, including most autonomous vehicle companies, are building the same for various purposes. ” He said “I learned Google is learning faster than we are.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

” While Meta noted that the developer community may have access to passthrough video in early 2025, the move has not been implemented. Google has entered into a definitive agreement with HTC VIVE, granting the leading XR company a substantial investment of $250 million. On the other hand, the XR shark tank continues to grow.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

They’re basically the ultimate mobile wearable tech guy. And for Vuzix, we’re taking the lightweight, trim, wearable all day side of it, but highly functional. So there’s the right spot to be where it’s highly functional, but it’s also highly wearable. They got their laptop.

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XR for Business Podcast

OCTOBER 28, 2019

They’re basically the ultimate mobile wearable tech guy. And for Vuzix, we’re taking the lightweight, trim, wearable all day side of it, but highly functional. So there’s the right spot to be where it’s highly functional, but it’s also highly wearable. They got their laptop.

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