2025-08-07

[News] Vuzix Receives Six-Figure Smart Glasses Follow-on Order from LogistiVIEW to Support Fortune 100 Retail Customer Deployment

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of AI-powered smart glasses, waveguides and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, today announced that it has received and shipped against a six-figure dollar follow-on order for Vuzix M400™ smart glasses from LogistiVIEW, a warehouse execution system (WES) software provider that serves customers across multiple industries. This order supports the expanding deployment of Vuzix smart glasses running LogistiVIEW's WES software platform within a Fortune 100 retail company, which uses the smart glasses for v...
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2025-08-06

[News] Meta & Stanford Showcase Prototype of Glasses-Sized Ultra-Thin XR Holographic Display

According to Road to VR, researchers from Meta Reality Labs and Stanford University, led by electrical engineering professor Gordon Wetzstein, have introduced a new holographic display that could enable virtual and mixed reality experiences in a form factor comparable to standard eyeglasses. As noted in the report, a paper published in Nature Photonics outlines the prototype device, which combines ultra-thin custom waveguide holography with AI-powered algorithms to generate highly realistic 3D visuals. Unlike traditional XR headsets that simulate depth using flat st...
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2025-08-05

[News] CLEDIA Project Concludes: Artificial Intelligence and MicroLED, an Innovative Collaboration for the Optoelectronics of Tomorrow

The CLEDIA project, co-financed by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes A group of logos with different names AI-generated content may be incorrect. Region and Bpifrance has just been completed after three years of collaborative innovation between Pollen, Aledia and the laboratories at the University of Clermont Auvergne (LIMOS and LMBP). This ambitious project aimed to improve the efficiency of Aledia's microLEDs through the integration of artificial intelligence dedicated to the optimization of epitaxy processes. Led by Pollen, a company specializ...
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2025-08-04

[News] Alibaba Unveils Quark AI Glasses to Take On Meta and Xiaomi, Launch Set for Year-End

According to CNBC, Alibaba on Monday introduced a pair of smart glasses powered by its Qwen large language model and AI assistant, Quark—marking the company’s first step into the smart glasses market. The Chinese tech firm said the Quark AI Glasses will launch in China by the end of 2025, as noted in the report. Additional details, including pricing and technical specifications, have not yet been disclosed. As the report indicates, Quark, updated earlier this year, is currently available as a mobile app in China. Alibaba’s move into hardware is ...
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2025-07-30

[News] Vital Smart Glasses: 2025's Best Wearable for Focus

NEW YORK, July 28, 2025 (Newswire.com) - What You'll Learn Wearable technology continues to define the way we interact with information, people, and our surroundings in 2025. The Vital Smart Glasses have emerged as a standout innovation in this field, offering users a seamless blend of digital integration, real-world enhancement, and aesthetic minimalism. Positioned at the intersection of form and function, these glasses are reshaping expectations of what smart eyewear can achieve in both lifestyle and productivity applications. Disclaimer: This article is for i...
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2025-07-30

[News] Rokid Glasses at WAIC 2025: Display-Enabled AI Glasses Redefine How We See and Interact with the World

SHANGHAI, CN / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / At the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), Rokid showcased its latest AI+AR wearable, Rokid Glasses in the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center. Rokid is driving a new era of AI interaction by harnessing the power of display-enabled visual experiences to transform how people engage with technology. The product transformed futuristic human-machine interaction into intuitive, everyday experiences with a lightweight, voice-controlled, visually immersive smart glasses platform. Du...
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2025-07-24

[News] Alibaba Reportedly to Unveil First Self-Developed AI Glasses This Week, Entering China’s Tech Showdown

Xiaomi may have kicked things off with its first AI glasses in late June, but another Chinese tech giant is gearing up to enter the fray. According to 36Kr, Alibaba is set to unveil its first self-developed AI glasses this week—reportedly featuring a dual-chip setup powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 and China’s Bestechnic BES2800. While the new device will likely includes standard AI glasses features like voice assistant, music, calls, real-time translation, and meeting transcription, the report suggests that what sets Alibaba’s product...
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2025-07-23

[News] Kinneta Introduces AR and VR Workouts for Fitness Machines

July 21, 2025 – Kinneta, a New York City-based XR fitness app developer, has recently introduced two new demo experiences that transform cardio fitness machine exercises into immersive XR experiences. Debuted last month at AWE USA, the company showcased a gamified workout for XREAL’s augmented reality (AR) glasses that allows exercise bike users to go through competitive full-body mobility rhythm-based challenges. While exercising on a Wattbike, users align their cadence with the beat of a song in order to receive powerups in-game.   Kinnet...
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2025-07-23

[News] Lumus Expands Partnership with Quanta to Scale Mass Manufacturability of Reflective Waveguide-Based Optical Engines for AR Glasses

NESS ZIONA, Israel, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumus, the pioneering developer of reflective (geometric) waveguide technology for augmented reality (AR) eyewear, today announced an expanded partnership with Quanta Computer Inc., a global technology manufacturing leader, and long-time Lumus supply chain partner for its optical engines. The collaboration strengthens Lumus' supply chain infrastructure and affirms the company's readiness to deliver mass-manufactured waveguide-based optical engines to support the growing AR market. As part of the expansion,...
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2025-07-22

[News] Saphlux Launches T3 Series Full-Color MLED Microdisplay to Power the Next-Gen AR Devices

Saphlux officially announced the launch of its new T3 Series 0.13-inch monolithic full-color MicroLED microdisplay today, a major step forward in enhancing content richness and information efficiency for next-generation augmented reality (AR) glasses. The T3-0.13" microdisplay leverages Saphlux’s proprietary NPQD® (Nanopore Quantum Dot) technology to achieve highly integrated RGB pixels on a single blue-light wafer via quantum dot color conversion. Featuring high luminous efficiency, compact size, and superior reliability, the T3 display is designed ...
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2025-07-17

[News] HKUST’s Next-Gen QRLEDs Transform Smartphone & TVs with Ultra-Bright and Color-Rich Displays

Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have cracked a major challenge in display technology by inventing the world’s brightest and most energy efficient quantum rod LEDs (QRLEDs). These next-generation QRLEDs feature optimized deep green emission at the top of the color triangle, enabling displays with unprecedented color purity and a maximized color gamut. Boasting a longer lifespan and triple the brightness of previous models, these cutting-edge light sources deliver energy-efficient, ultra-vivid ...
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2025-07-17

[News] VITURE Unveiled New Micro OLED XR Smart Glasses

As per IT Home, tech media outlet Android Central published a blog post on July 9 reporting that Beijing-based VITURE Inc. has unveiled its new Luma series of XR smart glasses. The lineup includes the Luma, Luma Pro, Luma Ultra, and the upcoming flagship model, Beast. The Luma, positioned as the entry-level model, is priced at USD 399. It features 1200P resolution, a 50° field of view, 1000 nits of brightness, and supports myopia adjustment up to -6.0D. Shipping is expected to begin in September. The Luma Pro, priced at USD 499, builds up...
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2025-07-15

[News] CREAL Closes $8.9M Investment Round Led by ZEISS to Advance Vision Care and AR

CREAL, the Swiss innovator behind revolutionary light field display technology, announces the final closing of an $8.9 million equity funding round, led by ZEISS, with participation from new and existing investors, including members of the UBS private investor network. This latest investment underscores the growing momentum around light field technology and its potential to elevate augmented reality (AR) and vision care to new heights. The funds will accelerate CREAL’s mission to deliver natural, comfortable, and healthy visual digital experiences by advancing...
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2025-07-08

[News] Cellid Successfully Develops Compact Wide Micro Projector with Wider Field of View

Cellid Inc., a developer of displays and spatial recognition engines for next-generation AR glasses today announced the successful development of a micro projector for AR glasses capable of projecting AR images with a wide field of view (FOV) of 60°. This was previously considered difficult to achieve with conventional off-the-shelf products. Currently, the AR glasses market is in its early stages, with adoption driven by practical information display applications such as notifications, weather updates, translations, and integration with generative AI. In these use...
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2025-06-26

[News] Xiaomi Makes Waves Again: XRING O2 Trademark Reportedly Filed, AI Smart Glasses Coming Soon

With its first in-house 3nm chip, XRING O1, grabbing world’s attention in May, Xiaomi seems ready to impress the market again. According to Wccftech, Xiaomi may have already started developing the XRING O2, with its trademark recently filed. According to leakers cited by Wccftech, the XRING O2 trademark was spotted on China’s TianYanCha platform, alongside other trademarks like XRING T1 (featured in the Xiaomi Watch S4) and XRING 0. Among them, the XRING O2 draws the most attention as the likely successor to XRING O...
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2025-06-25

[News] Sphere Brings Its AI-Powered Mixed Reality to Vuzix Smart Glasses

Vuzix® Corporation, a leading supplier of AI-powered smart glasses, waveguides and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, today announced that the Company and Sphere Technology Holdings ("Sphere"), a leading spatial intelligence company, have collaborated to make Sphere's platform available on Vuzix M400 and M4000 AR smart glasses. This collaboration brings Sphere's advanced combination of Mixed Reality (MR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to digitally connected frontline workers, enabling hands-free workflows, real-time decision-making, and ...
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2025-06-23

[News] XREAL One Pro Begins General Availability as Company Expands AR Glasses Capabilities with Modular Camera

The global leader in consumer augmented reality (AR) glasses, XREAL is starting general availability for XREAL One Pro, the company's most advanced AR glasses yet, beginning July 1. XREAL is finishing deliveries for its more than 10,000 pre-orders of XREAL One Pro and is offering special pre-order pricing through the end of June. Built for power users, creators, and productivity seekers, XREAL One Pro features the industry's largest field of view (FOV) in consumer AR at 57°, ultra-thin lenses, and a re-engineered optical system tha...
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2025-06-23

[News] Introducing Oakley Meta Glasses, a New Category of Performance AI Glasses

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wr-_neqfirc?si=sxX5fw54VlFS0Wz-" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen> Meta and Oakley are collaborating to deliver a brand-new category of Performance AI glasses. Oakley Meta glasses are a new product line that will combine Oakley&rsquo...
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2025-06-18

[News] Vuzix Achieves Waveguide Production and Yield Targets and Receives $5 Million Second Tranche Investment from Quanta Computer

Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), ("Vuzix" or the "Company"), a leading supplier of AI-powered smart glasses, advanced waveguides, and augmented reality (AR) technologies, today announced the receipt of a $5 million second tranche investment from Quanta Computer (TWSE: 2382), a premier global ODM and strategic partner. This latest investment brings Quanta's total investment in Vuzix to $15 million out of an anticipated total of $20 million, as previously announced on September 3, 2024. "The completion of this second tranche ...
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2025-06-17

[News] KIWI design Celebrates One Million Head Straps Sold, Redefines VR Comfort with Series Made for Meta Products

KIWI design, a pioneer in VR accessories, announced surpassing one million head strap sales, delivering enhanced comfort to over one million Meta Quest users. As the company celebrates this milestone, it reaffirms its commitment to continuously providing exceptional XR accessory products. The RGB Charging Dock for Meta Quest 2, released in 2022, became part of the Made for Meta program in November 2023. Following that, the RGB Vertical Stand launched in December 2023. This innovative stand provided an easy place-and-charge experience for Meta Quest 2, Me...
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2025-06-13

[News] OPTIX Expands Global Reach with AR/VR Optical Advancements

As the global XR industry prepares for a packed summer of innovation, optical technology company OPTIX is set to intensively showcase its advanced AR and VR optics solutions at three major industry exhibitions in June: AWE USA in Long Beach, California, Viva Technology in Paris, France, and Laser World of Photonics in Munich, Germany. This presence builds on OPTIX's strong momentum from CES 2025 earlier this year and is part of a growing effort by the company to deliver high-performance, scalable optics to XR hardware manufacturers worldwide...
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2025-06-12

[News] Samsung Display Showcases OLEDoS Leadership at AWE USA 2025

Samsung Display is showcasing its latest innovations at the Augmented World Expo (AWE USA 2025), the world's largest XR-focused exhibition, held from June 10 to 12 in Long Beach, California. Marking its first-ever participation in the event, Samsung Display underscores its leadership in OLED on Silicon (OLEDoS)¹, highlighting its pivotal role in the rapidly evolving spatial computing² ecosystem. Established in 2010, AWE USA is a leading global event for the XR (Extended Reality) industry, which includes AR (Augmented Reality), ...
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2025-06-06

[News] JBD’s ARTCs Image-Quality Engine Goes Commercial, Elevating Full-Color MicroLED Waveguide AR Glasses to an Unprecedented Visual Standard

As a global leader in MicroLED microdisplay technology, JBD has announced that its proprietary, system-level image-quality engine for waveguide AR Glasses—ARTCs—has been fully integrated into RayNeo’s flagship product, RayNeo X3 Pro, ushering in a fundamentally refreshed visual experience for full-color MicroLED waveguide AR Glasses. The engine’s core hardware module, ARTCs-WG, has been deployed on RayNeo’s production lines, paving the way for high-volume manufacturing of AR Glasses. This alliance not only marks ARTCs...
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2025-06-04

[News] JBD Sets a New Benchmark for MicroLED Micro-Display Technology: No More Than Three Defective Pixels per Panel—A Record Low for the Industry

At this pivotal juncture when near-eye display technologies are rapidly advancing toward large-scale deployment, JBD, through sustained technological innovation, has succeeded in reducing the number of defective pixels in its MicroLED micro-displays from ≤100 to ≤3 per panel. This breakthrough not only signifies that MicroLED micro-displays have reached the quality-control standard of mature display technologies such as LCD, but also establishes a new benchmark for defective-pixel metrics across the MicroLED micro-display industry. The number of defective and ...
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2025-05-28

[News] RayNeo Launches X3 Pro: Redefining AR with Cutting-Edge Tech

RayNeo, a trailblazer in consumer AR technology, today unveiled its revolutionary product lineup at the "See the Extraordinary" launch event, marking China's ascendancy in the global XR arena. The groundbreaking Spatial Computing Glasses X3 Pro, next-gen portable cinema Air 3s series, and AI-enhanced shooting glasses V3 Slim demonstrate RayNeo's full-stack ecosystem capabilities, setting new benchmarks for AI+AR integration in consumer electronics. At the event, RayNeo's founder and CEO, Howie Li, announced that in the first quarter ...
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2025-05-28

[News] Full-Color MicroLED Raises the Bar for Visual Fidelity—RayNeo X3 Pro Officially Unveiled

RayNeo today introduced its annual flagship AR Glasses, the RayNeo X3 Pro. These full-color MicroLED waveguide AR Glasses achieve comprehensive breakthroughs in display quality, AI capabilities, scenario-based applications, human–computer interaction, spatial sensing, and lightweight design, establishing a new benchmark for consumer-grade full-color AR Glasses. Key Highlights of RayNeo X3 Pro The binocular full-color MicroLED display, paired with an etched waveguide, delivers superb visual fidelity. A custom large-scale AI model and an ...
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2025-05-22

[News] XREAL Unveils 'Project Aura' at Google I/O -- An Optical See-Through XR Device for Android XR

XREAL today announced a strategic partnership with Google to expand the ecosystem of spatial computing devices built on Android XR. As part of this collaboration, XREAL unveiled Project Aura at the Google I/O developer conference — XREAL's next-generation extended reality (XR) device designed specifically for the Android XR platform. Project Aura is the second official device announced for Android XR and marks a major milestone for the platform: the introduction of an optical see-through (OST) XR device. A lightweight and tethered, cine...
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2025-05-16

[Insight] SID 2025: Diverse Micro LED Applications Lighting Up the Future

On May 13, 2025 (U.S. time), the Display Week 2025 (SID 2025) officially opened at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in California. Leading display industry giants, cutting-edge technology companies, and innovative startups around the world gathered to showcase the latest generation of display solutions and products. Among them, Micro LED technology emerged as a key focus for many display companies. These key players continued to enhance the performance of Micro LED technology, extending its applications from medium and large-sized displays to automotive disp...
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2025-05-16

[News] Full Year 2024 Results

IQE plc (AIM: IQE, "IQE" or the "Group"), the leading global supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions, today announces its results for the full year ended 31 December 2024. Jutta Meier, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of IQE, commented: “IQE delivered a solid set of financials in line with our January 2025 trading update. Our focus has been on reducing costs and optimising our footprint, and I am pleased to see this has resulted in an improved adjusted EBITDA positi...
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2025-05-15

[News] TCL CSOT Unveils Industry-Defining Advances Across Display Technologies at SID Display Week 2025

TCL CSOT, a global leader in advanced display technologies, made a commanding appearance at SID Display Week 2025, the premier global summit for the display industry. Showcasing a comprehensive portfolio that spans Inkjet Printing OLED (IJP OLED), MLED, FMM OLED and LCD display technologies, the company reaffirmed its leadership in shaping the next generation of intelligent, sustainable visual experiences. "What you see at SID 2025 with our APEX platform showcases our investment in display quality, sustainability, and forward-looking ...
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The CLEDIA project, co-financed by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes A group of logos with different names AI-generated content may be incorrect. Region and Bpifrance has just been completed after three years of collaborative innovation between P... READ MORE

Seoul Semiconductor has developed an innovative LED light source—SunLike—that reproduces a spectrum nearly identical to natural sunlight. The technology is gaining attention for its positive effects on eye health, including reducing ... READ MORE