TechRadar’s Even G2 Review: Camera-Free Design Wins
TechRadar’s Lance Ulanoff praises the camera-free waveguide design and teleprompter of the $599 Even Realities G2, but finds its software still unfinished.
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RayNeo iO Review: Battery Holds, All-Day Comfort Does Not
The Ghost Howls’ RayNeo iO review confirms a 33g weight and long battery life but criticizes comfort, missing speakers and Life Log privacy on the glasses.
Salerno Team Builds Drift Meter for Mixed Reality Surgery
University of Salerno researchers validated a Registration Quality Index that checks AR anatomy overlays for drift on every Varjo XR-3 frame in the lab.
XREAL AURA Gets an Enterprise Evaluation Path
XREAL AURA gets an enterprise evaluation path as VR Expert and Treeview offer workshops, prototypes, custom Android XR apps and hardware support.
FORVIA HELLA Backs Distance Technologies AR Windshield HUD
FORVIA HELLA and Distance Technologies team up to industrialize a mirrorless 3D light-field AR head-up display, backed by a HELLA Ventures investment.
XREAL xbx a01+ Puts a 147-Inch Screen on USB-C for $299
XREAL’s tethered xbx a01+ display glasses pack a 1080p Micro OLED at 1,600 nits into 62 grams for $299, and they do not run Android XR, AndroidGuys notes.
XDA Tries XREAL Aura at IFA as Gemini Sees the Laptop
XDA’s September 9 IFA hands-on with XREAL Aura found 40 minutes of comfort and Gemini working with a plugged-in Mac, though the software looked unfinished.
TDK Buys OQmented Assets for a Full AR Light Engine
TDK acquired OQmented’s MEMS laser scanning and display engine assets for TDK AIsight, aiming for a vertically integrated AR light engine for glasses.
RayNeo iO Hands-On: 33g Holds, Invisible Display Does Not
Android Headlines’ IFA hands-on with the camera-free RayNeo iO backs its 33g weight claim but catches the supposedly invisible display in a selfie.
Ray-Ban Meta Firmware 128 Adds Voice Walking Directions
Firmware 128 lets non-display Ray-Ban Meta glasses start turn-by-turn walking directions with Hey Meta in the US, Puerto Rico, Canada and select cities.