Here’s how long you’ll have to wait to buy Google’s new smart glasses

by dbadmin | Apr 12, 2025 | Android XR, Augmented Reality, News, Smart Glasses

Credit: Google Google’s Android XR glasses are reportedly scheduled to arrive next year. An outlet reports that Samsung and Google are jointly working on the product. This comes a few days after a Google representative publicly showed off prototype glasses. Google has...

Love the Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses? A big upgrade is coming with a much bigger price tag

by dbadmin | Apr 2, 2025 | AR, Augmented Reality, Meta, News

Credit: Meta Meta reportedly plans to launch high-end ‘Hypernova’ smart glasses with a display later this year. These smart glasses will be able to run built-in apps like maps, WhatsApp, and Messenger, and are expected to cost upwards of $1,000. ‘Ceres,’ a neural...

Google Play Store seems to be preparing for a whole new category of Android device (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Oct 29, 2024 | Augmented Reality, Authority Insights, Google, Google Play Store, News, Samsung

Google’s Play Store may be planning to add support for a new device type. The app’s been adding text and image resources allowing it to identify “XR headset” devices. With both Samsung and Google interested in XR hardware, it would make sense to plan like this for the...

New Snapchat AR spectacles are here, but not for you

by dbadmin | Sep 18, 2024 | Augmented Reality, News, Snapchat, Wearables

Credit: Snap Snap has announced its fifth-generation Spectacles, featuring augmented reality capabilities. The new glasses feature a chunky design compared to the brand’s non-AR glasses. The fifth-generation Spectacles are available to developers for $99 a month. Snap...

These new AR glasses support Apple Vision Pro-like features at one-fifth the cost

by dbadmin | Jan 7, 2024 | AR, Augmented Reality, News

Credit: Xreal XREAL has launched the Air 2 Ultra Augmented Reality glasses. They feature new 3D environment sensors, a titanium frame, and support for Apple’s Spatial Video feature. The ultra-lightweight glasses cost $699 and will be available starting in March. XREAL...

Samsung’s XR headset could come with smell-o-vision

by dbadmin | Sep 11, 2023 | Augmented Reality, News, Samsung

Credit: Ryan McLeod / Android Authority Samsung’s upcoming XR headset could gain touch and smell functionality. It’s unclear how the headset would use these capabilities. It’s believed the headset could also gain a very sharp screen. Samsung announced plans for a new...