Augmented Reality Archive

Meta is laying off employees in Reality Labs

Alex HeathApr 24, 2025

Wes DavisApr 13, 2025

Apple is still trying to figure out the Vision Pro’s next steps.

The company is working on two follow-ups to the Vision Pro, according to Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg. The goal for one is a cheaper Vision Pro. The other would tether to Macs for use as a wired display or for “high-end enterprise applications.”

That’s different from its canceled transparent-lens AR glasses that would have worked the same way, Gurman writes.

Apple Readies Pair of Headsets While Still Looking Ahead to Glasses

[bloomberg.com]

Victoria SongApr 9, 2025

Another look at Google’s XR ambitions.

Android XR head Shahram Izadi just gave a TED talk showing off prototype smart glasses with a mini display and Project Moohan. In it, Izadi showed the prototype smart glasses performing live translation and scanning a book. Axios wrote up a small summary, but so far it sounds an awful lot like the hands-on I got with Android XR and Project Moohan back in December (which you can read below).