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Magic Leap’s Making a New Headset and Someone Thinks It’s Worth Half-a-Billion Dollars

The Magic Leap 2 is reportedly coming next year, which we'll believe when we see.

Victoria Song

10/11/21 5:15PM

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Facebook's Smart Glasses Give People a Good Reason Not to Trust Your Ray-Bans

Facebook put cameras in a pair of Ray-Bans. What could possibly go wrong?

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Facebook's Ray-Ban Glasses Leaked and They Look Awfully Familiar

So... it looks like Facebook decided to make its own pair of Snap Spectacles

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Surprise! Apple's AR/VR Headset Will Work Just Like All the Other Ones

Reports say the headset will need to be wirelessly tethered to an iPhone to handle the processing.

Victoria Song

9/02/21 4:50PM

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TikTok Is Exploring Snapchat-Style AR Features

Augmented reality lenses and visual effects may be coming to TikTok, because of course.

Brianna Provenzano

8/24/21 1:40PM

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Zuck Confirms Facebook's Smart Glasses Will Be Its Next Stab at Hardware

But they'll face some stiff competition from Apple and others.

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Google Glass Was Ugly, but Facebook's AR Baseball Hat Might Actually Be Worse

This augmented reality device could be the most awkward yet.

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Snap Doubles Down on Smart Glasses Line, Buys AR Display Supplier for More Than $500 Million

Snap is going all-in on its augmented reality smart glasses whether consumers want them or not. Right after…

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Snap Announces Spectacles 4.0 With Built-In AR Displays That Aren't for Sale

Snap continues to forge ahead with its line of techy camera glasses despite previous generations largely proving unpr…

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These Are the Best AR Apps You Can Use Outside

Warmer weather is coming, the days are getting longer, and we’re all starting to venture outside more—depending on…

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Microsoft Lands $22 Billion to Put Custom HoloLens Headsets on U.S. Soldiers

In late 2018, Microsoft struck a $480 million deal with the U.S. Army to deliver augmented reality headset…

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Apple's Mixed Reality Headset Might Forgo Controllers for Eye Tracking and Iris Recognition

There’s no lack of speculation around Apple’s rumored AR headset, but the latest is the most sci-fi of them all.…

Victoria Song

3/19/21 11:00AM

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Facebook Teases Futuristic Wrist-Based Wearable That Will Let You Control AR With Your Mind

Facebook is really, really serious about augmented reality. Last year, the company showed off a frankly ambitious…

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Apple Patent Hopes We’ll All Show Feet in AR

One thing that most Big Tech companies working on smart glasses haven’t figure out yet is how to effectively…

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Facebook Details Its Dream for AR Glasses, and Honestly, I Don't Hate It

It’s well-known that Facebook’s partnering with Ray-Ban to develop a pair of augmented reality glasses. What’s less…

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New Report States Apple Will Release Mixed Reality Headset in 2022 and AR Glasses by 2025

While the rumblings over Apple’s planned venture into augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality have been…

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Mesh Is Microsoft’s Vision for Sending Your Hologram Back to the Office

Today at Microsoft’s annual Ignite conference, the tech giant revealed a bold glimpse at the future of digital…

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This Startup Can Deepfake Household Products Into Your Home

The e-commerce industry spends a lot of time and energy trying to keep the public interested in its wares and…

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Facebook's Making a Good Case Why You Should Never Wear Its Smart Glasses

Everyone and their mother is supposedly building a pair of smart glasses now, Facebook included. However, a BuzzFeed…

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Qualcomm's New AR Headset Design Might Make Smart Glasses More of a Thing

It seems like every tech company is working to launch some kind of augmented reality app or headset. Now Qualcomm is…

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2/23/21 9:00AM

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Magic Leap’s Making a New Headset and Someone Thinks It’s Worth Half-a-Billion Dollars

Facebook's Smart Glasses Give People a Good Reason Not to Trust Your Ray-Bans

Facebook's Ray-Ban Glasses Leaked and They Look Awfully Familiar

Surprise! Apple's AR/VR Headset Will Work Just Like All the Other Ones

TikTok Is Exploring Snapchat-Style AR Features

Zuck Confirms Facebook's Smart Glasses Will Be Its Next Stab at Hardware

Google Glass Was Ugly, but Facebook's AR Baseball Hat Might Actually Be Worse

Snap Doubles Down on Smart Glasses Line, Buys AR Display Supplier for More Than $500 Million

Snap Announces Spectacles 4.0 With Built-In AR Displays That Aren't for Sale

These Are the Best AR Apps You Can Use Outside

Microsoft Lands $22 Billion to Put Custom HoloLens Headsets on U.S. Soldiers

Apple's Mixed Reality Headset Might Forgo Controllers for Eye Tracking and Iris Recognition

Facebook Teases Futuristic Wrist-Based Wearable That Will Let You Control AR With Your Mind

Apple Patent Hopes We’ll All Show Feet in AR

Facebook Details Its Dream for AR Glasses, and Honestly, I Don't Hate It

New Report States Apple Will Release Mixed Reality Headset in 2022 and AR Glasses by 2025

Mesh Is Microsoft’s Vision for Sending Your Hologram Back to the Office

This Startup Can Deepfake Household Products Into Your Home

Facebook's Making a Good Case Why You Should Never Wear Its Smart Glasses

Qualcomm's New AR Headset Design Might Make Smart Glasses More of a Thing