Glasses Take Nearly 85% of XR Shipments. Headsets Fall to 15.4%, Says IDC.
IDC’s Q2 2026 trackers put glasses at nearly 85% of head-worn XR shipments. Meta holds 68.7% share as headset volume share slides to 15.4%.
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Meta Muse Tops U.S. Free iPhone Chart. ChatGPT Falls to No. 2 Ahead of Connect.
Apple’s U.S. free iPhone chart put Muse from Meta at No. 1 on September 20, ahead of ChatGPT. Grossing charts still tell a different story — and glasses remain “coming soon.”
China Smart Glasses Sales Surge 120% on Major Platforms. Xiaomi Undercuts Meta.
China’s Ministry of Commerce says smart glasses sales on major platforms jumped 120% year-on-year in January–August 2026. Xiaomi’s 1,999-yuan AI Glasses keep pressure on Meta ahead of Connect.
GIGAZINE Unboxes Meta Adventurer Glasses in Japan. 54 Grams. ¥50,600.
GIGAZINE’s September 19 photo review of Meta’s house-brand Adventurer AI glasses in Japan: 54 g frames, foldable case, ¥50,600 floor, no USB-C cable in the box.
Australia Weighs Smart Glasses Ban in Commonwealth Workplaces. Privacy First.
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher asked the Australian Public Service Commission whether camera-equipped smart glasses should be prohibited in federal workplaces. An import ban remains off the table.
Meta Muse Hits Mac. Files, Mail, Calendar — AI Glasses Still Coming Soon
TechCrunch: Muse is live on Mac with opt-in access to files, mail, and calendar. Meta still says the full agent is coming soon to AI glasses ahead of Connect.
Paris Prosecutors Open Smart Glasses Probe. CNIL Flags Workplace Risk.
Paris prosecutors opened a criminal probe into sexual harassment complaints tied to smart glasses street filming. CNIL reports workplace complaints as Australia weighs a government ban ahead of Meta Connect.
Gaussian Splats Finally Work on Quest. UploadVR Crowns AirVis. Hyperscape Looks Sharpest.
UploadVR’s Alan Truly ranks Quest splat viewers: AirVis for flexible cloud sharing, Horizon Hyperscape for the sharpest standalone look, GSVision for local PLY files.
Transformers: Beyond Reality Redux Gets a Harsh Quest Review. UploadVR Says Skip the $20 Port.
UploadVR’s September 16 review calls META4’s Quest port of Transformers: Beyond Reality Redux a bland, visually downgraded $19.99 on-rails shooter; PSVR2 owners are steered back to the original.
Meta’s Phoenix Connect Demo May Include Hologram Calls. Codec Avatars on the Keynote Clock.
Road to VR, citing The Information, says Zuckerberg and Bosworth will demo hologram-like Codec Avatar calls on Project Phoenix at Connect Sept. 23–24. Commercial ship still unclear.