D2R VR went from 0.141 to 0.163 between October 6 and October 12, adding a native OpenXR prototype and per-eye DLSS. Its README still lists an older BodyWalk requirement, and first person remains a preview.
Austria’s Federal Administrative Court overturned the expulsion of a Vienna student who kept wearing Meta glasses in class, finding no evidence of recordings. The directorate has filed an extraordinary appeal, and Minister Christoph Wiederkehr says a law letting individual schools ban the glasses may follow if the case is lost.
Collov Labs put its NewEyes visual AI agent into three pre-order devices on October 12: $199 Sight glasses, a $149 Halo camera earphone, and a $99 Clip pin. Sight’s spec sheet names no camera, Clip’s specs are pending, and no page gives the ship date Collov’s own policy promises.
MIT’s silicone sheet with zig-zag soft optical fibers reconstructs its 3D shape with under 0.4 cm error, aimed at VR avatars, robots and physical therapy. It is still a 1 mm-fiber lab prototype with no product or date.
CDA and PRO asked the Dutch cabinet to raise a public-use ban, and in PRO’s case sales limits, at the October 12-13 informal EU telecom meeting. The Irish presidency’s published programme does not mention smart glasses, and the cabinet has not replied.
Bigscreen says Steam Frame demand has Beyond 2 selling faster than last holiday season, with no numbers. The Universal-Fit Cushion is sold out, the Light Seal is the new default, and new Halo Mount orders now ship in December.
VITURE and the Cyberpunk 2077 team announced a second co-branded pair of XR glasses at REDLAND 2026, due by the end of the year. The release gives no model, specs, price or date.
Naver says Naver Map walking guidance reaches Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta first, with Google-Samsung Intelligent Eyewear support via Gemini later this year. Android comes first; iOS has no date.
Rokid confirms Rokid Jungle 2026 on October 27 and a formal launch for its second-gen display glasses. A full-color model, JBD and Goertek optics, and sub-4,000-yuan pricing are still reported estimates.
EON Reality plans to bring its Field IQ industrial guidance app to Meta’s $1,299.99 VR Glasses for spring 2027, yet its own release notes Meta has not said whether apps can use the glasses’ cameras.