AR Glasses Shipments to Double to 1.31 Million, TrendForce
AR glasses shipments will rise 111.1% to 1.31 million in 2026, TrendForce forecasts, with Meta holding about 20% while XREAL, Even, Rokid and RayNeo trail.
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L+R Labels 8 of Its 51 Ray-Ban Display Demo Apps as Concepts
L+R’s README marks 33 of its 51 Meta Ray-Ban Display web demos as working, 10 as reliant on third-party servers and eight as concepts with simulated data.
Meta Ray-Ban Display Sells at Deutsche Telekom for €899
Meta Ray-Ban Display is on sale at Deutsche Telekom in Germany for €899, or €796.60 on a 36-month plan, after reaching Germany, France and Italy Oct. 13.
RawMeta Turns Meta Neural Band Into a Raw EMG Recorder
RawMeta, from UCSD club Triton Neurotech, turns Meta’s Neural Band into an 8-channel, 2048 Hz raw EMG recorder on Mac, streaming samples, not gestures.
VR.org: Fall Glasses Platforms Split on Stores vs Hardware
VR.org maps Snap Specs, Android XR, XREAL Aura and Meta DAT 1.0 as a distribution mismatch: app stores wait on hardware, and hardware waits on a store.
Meta Ray-Ban Display Hits £749 in the UK, €899 in Europe
Meta Ray-Ban Display costs £749 in the UK and CA$1,149 in Canada now, with France, Italy and Germany at €899 from October 13, Mixed-News reports.
Samsung Seeks Color Microdisplay for Next AI Glasses
Samsung asked Samsung Display for a color microdisplay of 0.2 inches or less for future AI glasses, The Elec reports, with a possible 2027 to 2028 window.