Tag: Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
Meta announces new Oakley Vanguard smart glasses – here’s how they’re better than the HSTN glasses for athletes
Meta debuted new Oakley Vanguard glasses at Meta Connect 2025 to join the Oakley HSTN glasses that launched earlier in 2025, and we know the big question on your mind is what’s the difference between these two specs? Obviously, there’s an immediate design difference – Vanguard is a visor while…
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I wore Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses – they succeed in almost every way Google Glass failed and I can’t wait to wear them again
I’ve been here before, wearing smart glasses that deliver information almost directly to my retina, but this is also somehow different. Meta has, with Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses, somehow solved so many issues that bedeviled Google Glass before it. From the design to the display technology, and from the intelligence…
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XR glasses can’t replace my TV yet, but I was surprised at how close they came to coming out on top
When you think of your ideal home entertainment setup most people will immediately imagine either a TV or a projector at its center, but I wanted to find out if a pair of XR glasses could fill the space instead? I know, I know. When I pitched this idea to…
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Watch out, Meta – Snap just gave its AR glasses a big upgrade and I was shocked by how good they are
Meta Connect 2025 is barely two days away at the time of writing, but Snap’s latest AR glasses update is threatening to make me forget all about Meta before it even has a chance to showcase its new tech. Snap’s current best model of its Spectacles AR glasses are one…
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3 smart glasses I expect we’ll see at Meta Connect 2025 – and 1 device I almost gurantee we won’t
Meta Connect 2025 kicks off on September 17 at 5pm PST (1am BST / 10am AEST on September 18) and I believe we’ll see some impressive next-gen smart glasses. Both Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and its CTO Andrew Bosworth have teased announcements along these lines Connect, the company’s annual tech…
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I’ve found the new Oakley smart glasses are perfect for running, but I’m not sure they’re for me
For the past week, I’ve been testing the new Oakley Meta smart glasses – and while I love running in them, my fiancée (and running partner) wishes I’d stop wearing them. In case you’ve missed it, the ongoing collaboration between Meta, Essilor Luxotica has spawned seven new smart glasses –…
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