How-To Geek Tries XREAL Aura. Android XR Still Feels First-Gen.
How-To Geek’s Jon Fingas tried XREAL Aura ahead of fall 2026: Reality Elite feels faster than Galaxy XR, but Android XR still crashes and freezes on a prototype.
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Meta’s Malibu 2 Watch Is the Connect Rumor With a Job. Glasses Need a Wrist.
Reporting around Project Malibu 2 frames Meta’s first commercial smartwatch as a Ray-Ban glasses companion for Connect on September 23. Meta has not confirmed it.
Magic Leap Cuts 193 Jobs. Waveguides Stay. Headsets Don’t.
WARN cuts hit October 1 as Magic Leap exits first-party headsets and doubles down as a waveguide supplier for AI display glasses.
XREAL AURA Gets Its IFA Hands-On. Android XR in Glasses Weight.
TechRadar tried XREAL AURA at IFA 2026: 2K see-through panels, 70° FOV, Snapdragon Reality Elite in the puck. Fall ship window and a $1,500 price ceiling still stand.
Meta AI Glasses Suit Adds Bystanders. Intimate Footage Allegedly Fed AI Training.
August 31 amended complaint expands Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses privacy suit to bystanders. Plaintiffs allege intimate footage reached Kenyan contractors for AI training; Meta disagrees and will fight.
ELO’s Sentinel XR Hits IFA at $599. October Shipments, Not Another Tease.
ELO is demoing finished Sentinel XR Gaming Glasses at IFA 2026 for $599 / €499, with dual Sony OLED panels and October 2026 shipments after Gamescom hands-ons.
VITURE Pro 2 Cuts XR Glasses to $299. Reviews Back the Comfort Pitch.
VITURE’s fifth-anniversary Pro 2 ships at $299 with 63g frames, 1,600-nit Sony Micro-OLEDs, and a $99 Dock Mini for Switch 2. Early reviews call the comfort-first cut a strong value.
Even Realities G2 Leans Into Camera-Free Privacy at IFA. $599 and 36 Grams.
At IFA 2026, Even Realities positions the camera-less G2 — ~36g, ~two-day battery, $599 — as a privacy-first AI glasses alternative amid Meta camera-glasses backlash.
GOSIGHT P1 Brings Binocular Full-Color AR to IFA Berlin. Indiegogo Follows October 27.
GOSIGHT unveiled P1 at IFA Berlin 2026: binocular Micro-OLED AR glasses with hot-swappable batteries, a ~69g frame target, and an Indiegogo launch set for October 27.
HTC’s VIVE Eagle Hits the US at $499. Europe Ships September 21.
A year after Taiwan, HTC opens US orders for VIVE Eagle at $499, with Gemini or OpenAI on tap and privacy tricks aimed at Meta’s camera problem.