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 - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 4, 2025

MWC 2025 is proving itself to be a hotbed for XR innovation. Several major firms are taking to the event to showcase the latest in their AR/VR/MR endeavours, with a headline-stealing showcase coming via Samsung’s Moohan exhibition. At MWC 2025, Samsung showcased many products, from its mobile AI suite to new smartphones.

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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. If 2024 was any example, some major news is around the corner.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Recently, technology leader Bosch entered the XR marketplace; by re-invigorating the development of its AR wearables hardware. Via its Sensortec division, the firm is announcing Light Drive, an AR wearable solution to support smart glasses’ long-term or “all-day” wearability.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 12, 2024

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. Samsung Unveils Its Headset Part of the Andriod XR announcement includes the first look at Samsungs headset.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

However, during a Q3 earnings call , Sundar Pichai (Googles CEO) said that the release timeline has been moved to 2025. He simply said that the company is working on making the solution more intuitive, and that it hopes to start delivering Astra experiences to users in 2025.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

This week, a curious hire opportunity appeared over at Samsung, just in time for its concurrent augmented reality/mixed reality headset push. Specifically, the role is filling an XR Director gap at Samsung Research America as part of the division’s MPS (Mobile Platform Services), SRA, and Immersive Experiences (IMEX) Team.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 30, 2025

Recently, Samsung’s dive into the XR headset market has been stealing headlines. In a storyline that mirrors the rise of Apple’s Vision Pro, the Moohan headset was finally publicly revealed following years of speculation at the tail end of 2024with further reveal coming in the first month of 2025.

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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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 20, 2024

With Android XR, Google wants to power a broad range of proprietary and third-party experiences, spanning all the way from the upcoming Samsung XR headset , to smart glasses, and extended reality applications infused with artificial intelligence. Instead, the company is laying the foundations for a huge XR portfolio.

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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. XR is still in the early days and this year nothing mindblowing is going to happen: the major event will be the launch of Android XR headsets, but the Samsung device is too expensive to compete with Meta.

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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

This week at Unpacked 2024, Samsung announced more details on its elusive yet intriguing XR headset, which the firm first showed off at MWC earlier this year. The timing allows Samsung to quickly get its horse in the race, following the Vision Pro international deployment hype and potential product releases at Meta Connect 2024.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

APRIL 17, 2025

According to The Korea Economic Daily, this prototype is Samsung-made under the existing Android XR partnership between Google and Samsung. The result is a more wearable device that might still deliver impressive performance. It was also shown off to a great reception at the MWC 2025 event in Barcelona.

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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. ” As of this writing, Google’s $250 million investment is subject to customary closing conditions, and closing isexpected during the current quarter of 2025.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Google has partnered with several hardware manufacturers for Android XR, including Samsung and Qualcomm. Samsung said it will release an Android XR headset “in the near future” Google said the new platform could be integrated into both consumer and enterprise devices, although no specific hardware details were shared.

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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. Most notable is Samsung’s entry into the headset space with an XR device, which leverages the AndriodXR OS. In the meantime, AndriodXR is gaining industry praise for allowing such access.

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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. New Details on Samsung’s XR Headset Revealed Significant leaks have surfaced this week, providing potential details about Samsung’s upcoming XR headset.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 28, 2024

Significant leaks are circulating this week, revealing potential details on Samsung’s elusive XR headset via a GeekBench listing. 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.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 11, 2024

This week at Unpacked 2024, Samsung announced more details on its elusive yet intriguing XR headset, which the firm first showed off at MWC earlier this year. The timing allows Samsung to quickly get its horse in the race, following the Vision Pro international deployment hype and potential product releases at Meta Connect 2024.

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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. ” As of this writing, Google’s $250 million investment is subject to customary closing conditions, and closing isexpected during the current quarter of 2025.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 12, 2024

Samsung to Release New XR Headset This Year During the Galaxy Unpacked event in Paris, France, on July 10, the firm’s leading representatives announced that its XR device will be released later this year despite MWC news suggesting a 2025 release.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Furthermore, Meta has struck several joint ventures with companies like Lenovo, Samsung, and Xiaomi for the company’s Oculus Rift S, Gear VR, and Oculus Go, respectively. Media reports suggest that Meta’s budget-friendly headset, codenamed Ventura, will be released in 2024, The Verge leaked in March.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 13, 2024

The firm has recently partnered with Samsung and Qualcomm to work on an upcoming XR headset. Also, the firm’s collaborations with Qualcomm and Samsung may not receive further public details at the event. The event will include a general Google keynote to review the latest products and updates.

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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. AWS is also continuing its forward momentum in the XR space.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 8, 2025

These releases come as PICO celebrates its 10th anniversary, coinciding with the expansion of XR offerings from companies like Meta, Apple, Samsung, and Varjo as we move into the second half of 2025.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

It seems that the market will be flooded with new products by the start of 2025, with Meta Connect also bringing new products. Meanwhile, LG, Samsung, and Sony are all working towards debuting headsets. However, the rise of less invasive XR wearables presents a new hurdle.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 2, 2024

Apple Eyes LG and Samsung as New Display Partners Recent reports from Chinese publications have highlighted how Apple may ramp up supply chains to produce more Vision Pro devices. Instead, Apple sent a Request for Information to Samsung Display and LG Display to analyze whether either firm was equipped to take on Apple’s order.

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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 - Virtual Reality

APRIL 4, 2025

The event will be held at Apple Park from June 9 to June 13, 2025, providing insights into Apple’s innovations across its product portfolio, including the Vision Pro.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Health and fitness technology is big business – the market for fitness tracker devices alone is forecast to come close to $100 billion by the end of 2025. Thoughts inevitably start to turn towards fixing some of the damage and, particularly for the geeks among us, how technology might be able to help us to do it.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Additional updates include pitches from potential Project Iris developers have included Samsung Electronics, and the initiative plans to release in 2025. Devices such as Samsung earbuds could also potentially control the Assistant’s operations.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JULY 31, 2024

As hardware giants like Samsung set sights on the growing XR space, coming with such interested firms are pre-existing device ecosystems that could boost the potential new devices ahead of Meta. The firm’s repeated discussion of smart glasses may indicate where it is heading in 2025. Meta Connect is coming in late September.

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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. Samsung has started putting UWB chips into their devices but they don’t have the M1 chip sitting next to these things, so Samsung is way behind and, really, who will buy an entire house full of stuff from Samsung?

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

JULY 31, 2024

As hardware giants like Samsung set sights on the growing XR space, coming with such interested firms are pre-existing device ecosystems that could boost the potential new devices ahead of Meta. The firm’s repeated discussion of smart glasses may indicate where it is heading in 2025. Meta Connect is coming in late September.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Every major market leader is getting involved, from Snap, to Meta potentially even Samsung and Apple. Although you can pre-order these glasses now from the XReal website or the companys Amazon store, they wont start shipping until 2025. Demand for smart glasses has been growing constantly throughout the last year.

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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. Most notable is Samsung’s entry into the headset space with an XR device, which leverages the AndriodXR OS. In the meantime, AndriodXR is gaining industry praise for allowing such access.

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