Tag: Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality
I’m still waiting on the MSI Claw 8 AI+ – and in the meantime, handheld gaming with the Xreal One AR glasses should hold me over
If you’ve kept up to date with my articles recently, then you’ll be aware that I’ve been on the lookout for acquiring the MSI Claw 8 AI+ or an equivalent handheld with an 8-inch screen. This is simply because I want a handheld gaming PC that has a bigger screen,…
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I adore my Meta Ray-Bans, but these new Oakley smart glasses are making me jealous
Meta and Oakley are officially making smart glasses They’re based on Oakley’s HSTN glasses design Launching later this summer, they’ll start at $399 / £399 It’s official. Following a teaser earlier this week, Oakley and Meta have made smart glasses, and as an owner of the almost two-year-old Ray-Ban Meta…
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Forget Ray-ban – Meta’s next smart glasses just got a surprise launch date and an exciting new partner
Meta has just announced it’s partnering with Oakley on something new Most likely, this is the long-rumored Oakley smart glasses We’ll find out more on June 20 Oakley and Meta are officially partnering on something – I mean, it’s smart glasses, right? – and we’ll be finding out everything about…
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First look – Apple’s visionOS 26 fixes my biggest Persona problem and takes the mixed reality headset to unexpected places
Apple Vision Pro is unquestionably one of the most powerful pieces of consumer hardware Apple has ever built, but the pricey gadget is still struggling to connect with consumers. And that’s a shame because the generational-leaping visionOS 26 adds even more eye-popping features to the $3,500 headset, which I think…
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Goodbye, Spectacles – reimagined Snap Specs now set to launch in 2026 with a ton of new features and OpenAI and Gemini integration
The race to put augmented reality smart glasses on your face is heating up. Snap Spectacles are transforming into “Specs” and will launch as lighter and more powerful AR wearables in 2026. CEO Evan Spiegel announced the all-new Specs on stage at the XR event AWE, promising smart glasses that…
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Yes, I surrendered to Bono’s immersive Vision Pro documentary, and I didn’t get Vertigo
Bono has been a ubiquitous presence for most of my adult life. I was just coming up in the world when U2’s break-out album, War, arrived, and by 1987’s Joshua Tree, Bono and lead guitarist Edge felt inescapable. In other words, I saw U2 frontman Bono as less of an…
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