Qualcomm Sound Elite Gen 2 Targets AI Glasses and Wearables
Qualcomm Snapdragon Sound Elite Gen 2 brings up to 2x on-device AI and Wi-Fi 6E without a phone to hearables, with a roadmap for audio glasses.
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Meta Connect 2026 Keynote Tonight at 7 PM ET: How to Watch
Meta Connect 2026’s opening keynote with Mark Zuckerberg streams September 23 at 7 PM ET, followed by day-two developer sessions on September 24.
Arcturus Vision Camera Brings HDR Color to Steam Frame
Arcturus Vision’s $149 clip-on camera gives Valve’s Steam Frame HDR color passthrough and tracked spatial video, listed by Valve as Frame Compatible.
Proton Experimental Ships First ARM64 Wine Mono for Frame
Proton Experimental pulls in Wine Mono 11.3.0, the project’s first ARM64 build, and Xalia 0.5.0, adding a .NET layer for Steam Frame games running via FEX.
Western Australia Bans Smart Glasses in All Public Schools
Western Australia bans wearing, using, storing and charging smart glasses on public school sites from October 12, including parents and visitors.
VRChat Quest Open Beta Moves to Unity 6 Ahead of Creators
VRChat’s Quest open beta now runs Unity 6000.0.67f1 after Build 1913, but creators must stay on Unity 2022.3.22f1 while the live client is 2026.3.2.
Meta Glasses Adventurer Hits Spectrum Stores at $299
Charter is selling Meta Glasses Adventurer at the full $299 MSRP in select Spectrum stores and online, with no contract required and in-store demo tables.
Cité Alexandrie Hits Steam at $19.90 After Quest
Cité Alexandrie reaches Steam at $19.90, with a $14.92 intro price, almost 11 months after Quest. It is a seated VR smuggling sim from Sirène Rouge Games.
Steam Frame Prescription Inserts Start at $59 as AMVR Ships
Mixed News finds Steam Frame prescription inserts priced $59 to $69.99 from third parties, Valve sells none, and Zenni’s tested pair can’t be ordered yet.
Android XR Bridge Runs Quest Exclusives on PC VR
Android XR Bridge can run Meta Quest exclusives like Batman: Arkham Shadow on PC VR at up to 4K per eye, UploadVR reports, but its Early Access slipped.