Rokid Glasses Kickstarter Tops $500K Amid Growing Demand for Smart Glasses with Displays

Chinese AR startup Rokid launched a Kickstarter campaign yesterday for Rokid Glasses, a new version of the company’s smart glasses with green monochrome displays which previously launched in China. Now,…

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Samsung’s Answer to Vision Pro Reportedly Landing First in Korea This October for Around $2,000

Samsung’s upcoming mixed reality headset Project Moohan has largely been out of the spotlight since its unveiling late last year. According to South Korean outlet Newsworks (Korean), the headset’s launch could be…

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Varjo Secures $5.8M Investment to Accelerate Military-Grade XR Hardware

Varjo, the Finland-based maker of high-end XR headsets, announced it’s secured a €5 million (~$5.8 million) minority investment from THEON, the Greece-based manufacturer of military imaging systems. Structured as a…

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Operator XR Secures $3.7M VR Training Contract with Texas Department of Public Safety

Image courtesy xReality Group, Operator XR Australian immersive training technology company xReality Group announced its subsidiary Operator XR has secured a contract with the Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas…

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Brilliant Labs Unveils All-day Smart Glasses with Color Display, Pre-orders Launch at $300

Brilliant Labs unveiled Halo, its next-gen smart glasses that pack in a full-color micro OLED display, bone conduction speakers, and real-time voice-based AI assistant—priced at a surprisingly reasonable $300. Weighing…

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Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Revenue Triples, Fueling Meta’s $3.5 Billion Bet on EssilorLuxottica

EssilorLuxottica released its second quarter earnings report, revealing that Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have tripled in revenue year-over-year. Released in 2023, Ray-Ban Meta is the companies’ second-gen smart glasses, serving…

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