XREAL Prices Aura at $1,279, $20 Under Meta VR Glasses
XREAL Aura Android XR glasses start at $1,279 with a 12GB/256GB puck or $1,499 for 16GB/512GB, but only reservation holders can pre-order for now.
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Sesame AI Glasses Will Be Made in Japan for 2027
Sesame, led by Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe, says its AI glasses will be made in Japan and available in 2027, but names no maker, price or specs yet.
SteamOS 0.4.4 Beta Adds Steam Frame Presence Sensor Switch
SteamOS 0.4.4 beta gives Steam Frame owners a high-sensitivity presence sensor option for glasses spacers after two silent proximity fixes in ten days.
Snap Investor Puts a $5 Billion Valuation on Specs
Snap investor Blue Duck Capital wants Snap to sell 20% of Specs at a $5 billion valuation, but its math assumes a $1,000 model Snap has not announced.
Woojer Vest 4 Launched at $349, Now Listed at $479
Woojer’s Vest 4 haptic vest launched in October 2025 at $349, but a year later its U.S. store lists it at $479, with a standing sale price of $407.
Cybernews Ranks Meta AI App Worst on Android Permissions
Cybernews says the Meta AI app for Ray-Ban Meta asks for 70 Android permissions, 18 dangerous, more than six rival glasses apps, based on a September scan.
Australia Opens Formal Privacy Probe Into HeyCyan App Maker
Australia’s Privacy Commissioner is formally investigating Shenzhen Qingcheng, maker of the HeyCyan app behind cheap camera glasses sold at Kmart.
Varjo VR Trainer Cut B-52 Refueling Practice by 1.7 Sorties
An Air Force study of 233 B-52 pilots found a Varjo XR-3 VR trainer cut refueling practice by 1.7 sorties, but only when instructors structured its use.
Fresh Tracks VR Has Three Steam Reviews a Month After Launch
Buffalo Buffalo’s $19.99 Fresh Tracks VR has three Steam reviews four weeks after launch, and UploadVR flags a forced blackout when you look away.
Schneider’s $22.6 Billion PTC Deal Never Mentions Vuforia
Schneider Electric will buy PTC, owner of the Vuforia enterprise AR suite, for $205 a share in cash, but the release never mentions Vuforia or AR.