Smart glasses news
Recent product launches, market changes and industry developments, summarized by our editors with a direct link to every original source.
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Meta introduces Ray-Ban Meta Audio and expands its AI-glasses styles
Meta announced its first audio-only Ray-Ban smart glasses alongside lighter frames, longer battery claims and more style options across its eyewear portfolio.
Audio-only models could appeal to buyers who want calls and AI assistance without a camera, reducing a major privacy concern.
Meta Ray-Ban Display gains new features and expands to more markets
Meta added navigation, an Explore app experience and online ordering while announcing expansion beyond the original launch market.
Wider availability makes the display category easier to buy, but prices, language support and release dates still differ by country.
Even Realities raises major funding as display glasses attract investors
TechCrunch reports that Even Realities raised $150 million at a reported $1 billion valuation, backed by major Asian technology investors.
The investment gives a camera-free display specialist more resources for hardware, distribution and software competition.
Applied Materials unveils integrated SENZ optics for future smart glasses
The component supplier presented a platform combining waveguide optics, a light engine, sensing, vision correction and electronic dimming in one system.
More integrated optical components could help manufacturers reduce size and complexity, though this announcement is a supplier roadmap rather than a retail product.
XREAL Aura brings Android XR and Gemini to spatial-computing glasses
XREAL says Aura combines a 70-degree optical display, Android XR, Gemini and a separate compute puck, with release planned for autumn 2026.
Aura moves beyond portable-monitor glasses toward a full app platform, but its price, external compute unit and regional launch remain key buying factors.