HTC tells WIRED it is “not a social media company” and details the VIVE Eagle’s encrypted, login-free design. Its own price page shows what VIVE AI costs once the free two years end.
Rokid’s new Harbour City shop lets visitors demo and buy its display glasses without a salesperson. The first 500 buyers get a Joy Pack Rokid values at HK$4,688, the same as the glasses’ list price, but hours, staffing and results are unstated.
Cleanbox is taking pre-orders for the $399 Nano, a battery-backed UVC case for AI glasses, rings and watches, and the $799 Mini for a single VR headset. Both list Q1 2027 shipping, and the specs in circulation don’t all match the company’s own pages.
RayNeo’s companion app now downloads translation models and can use the phone’s mic, but lists no languages or sizes. An independent Spare io system for the RayNeo iO spells out 8+ languages and on-device recognition, with its TestFlight beta still pending.
An Android Authority APK teardown of the Google app shows work-in-progress “Hey Gemini” hotword and automatic camera-activation strings for Android XR glasses — not a shipping announcement.
The EDPB’s first statement on smart glasses treats device makers and AI providers as controllers, calls today’s indicators insufficient, and lists four bystander signals, from LEDs that block covered recording to opt-in phone alerts.
EssilorLuxottica and Meta put Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta AI glasses on sale in Thailand from October 20, 2026, with Thai-language Meta AI and suggested prices from 16,290 baht.
Himax says its WiseEye HX6538 runs an always-on visual sensing system in Alibaba’s Qwen Glasses N1 series at 5 milliwatts, waking the main processor only on people or events. The October 14 release skips which models, how many chips and what it means for revenue.
Rivet CEO Dave Marra says the startup has delivered 70 Hard Spec smart-glasses prototypes to the U.S. Army and raised a $55 million Series A, while pitching a future in which soldiers command AI agents that task drones. The agent vision is a company roadmap, not an Army requirement.
Wearable Devices brought its Mudra Studio Evaluation Kit to the Augmented Enterprise Summit in Atlanta. The $499 Mudra Link pairs with XREAL, VITURE, Rokid and INMO hardware as standard Bluetooth HID, but no kit price, customer or Meta support is listed.