Meta is expanding its hardware push beyond smart glasses with new AI and VR devices. According to Reuters, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Meta Charm, a small handheld device designed for the company’s new Muse AI assistant. About the size of an Apple AirPods case, it features a roughly 2-inch touchscreen and built-in 5G connectivity. Meta said Charm is expected to ship in time for the holiday season in December. More details about the device are also emerging. According to ITHome, citing Bloomberg, Muse Charm reportedly resembles a 1990s digit...

SCHOTT is a reliable global technology group and advanced materials producer founded in 1884, with more than 17,400 employees across 30 countries. SCHOTT keeps broadening its product lines into different applications, including semiconductors, datacom, automotive, healthcare, and AR. TrendForce recently had the opportunity to interview Jonas, Head of Product Management and Strategy for Augmented Reality, and Christian, Head of Global Sales Augmented Reality at SCHOTT Business Unit Advanced Optics. They discussed the company's current developments a...

Meet Meta VR Glasses: our most advanced device yet, delivering a personal cinema, courtside seat, workspace, and gaming console, all in a pair of glasses that weighs about 100 grams — roughly the same as a deck of cards. Thanks to the breakthrough glasses form factor, there are no straps or heavy hardware on your face. The open sides and passthrough camera keep you aware of what’s happening nearby. You can wear Meta VR Glasses to comfortably watch a full movie or privately work on a long flight while maintaining a sense of the world around you. Designed for Co...

Driven by the deep integration of AI and wearables, as well as strong support from industry leaders, TrendForce projects that global AR glasses shipments will surpass the milestone of one million units in 2026. Furthermore, as the initial novelty wears off, consumers are expected to increasingly scrutinize the usefulness and AI-enabled experience of these products. Brands must therefore strike a balance between wearing comfort, affordability, and a comprehensive content ecosystem to meet ever-growing market expectations for AR glasses while ushering in the next phase of growth. ...

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS have developed a full-color OLED microdisplay based on a 28 nm CMOS process, which is highly efficient and features smallest pixels. The display will be presented at Eurodisplay 2026, taking place from September 22 to 24, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. Super-high-resolution and highly efficient colored OLED microdisplay with 720 x 540 pixels. Fraunhofer IPMS is showcasing a new generation of full-color RGBW microdisplays based on a 28 nm CMOS process at Eurodisplay 2026. These adv...

(Image: Meta) Takeaways Today, we announced updates to Meta Ray-Ban Display that make the glasses even more useful in your everyday life. We added new hands-free navigation features, a personalized hologram for video calls, an Explore app with new experiences built for your glasses, and more. We’re also making them available to more people through online ordering and expansions to the UK, Canada, France, Italy, and Germany. Today at Connect 2026, we shared updates to Meta Ray-Ban Display, including new features, online ordering, and an expans...

<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xyD_bmMy5nQ?si=D3iNLID13BcrsFKI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> Takeaways After more than a decade building VR, we’re introducing Meta VR Glasses: a new era for virtual reality in a pair of glasses you can comfortably wear for hours. This is the first IMAX Enhanced certified ...

AI-powered sensing capabilities and computer vision technology display real-time navigation and delivery instructions so drivers can rely less on their phones and more on their surroundings. Key takeaways Amazon’s smart delivery glasses help Delivery Associates (DAs) identify hazards, seamlessly navigate to customers’ doorsteps, and improve customer deliveries. The wearable system was designed and optimized with input from Delivery Service Partners and hundreds of their DAs. DAs have completed more than 275,000 deliveries with the technology, ...

Lumus, the pioneering developer of reflective (geometric) waveguide technology for augmented reality (AR) eyewear, today announced a new manufacturing agreement with Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co., Ltd. (Crystal-Optech or COT), a leading Chinese precision-optics manufacturer. Under the agreement, Crystal-Optech will manufacture Lumus' geometric waveguides, extending Lumus' global manufacturing footprint into China and adding to an already robust supply chain to keep pace with growing customer demand. Crystal-Optech brings extensive experience manufacturing pre...

On September 9, Goeroptics showcased a range of new products spanning XR optics, smart projection, automotive optics, and industrial vision at the 27th China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE). XR Optics: Parallel Iteration Across Multiple Technology Routes, Achieving Both Lightweight Design and High-Performance Display As AR glasses accelerate toward a regular eyeglass form factor, Goeroptics is focusing on three key directions: lightweight wearability, imperceptible gratings, and ultra-clear image quality. The company introduced multiple ne...

Founded in 1997, Vuzix brings nearly 30 years of optical design expertise to the industry. Vuzix strategically leverages its U.S. manufacturing footprint, maintaining both R&D and manufacturing of waveguides in Rochester, New York. A pivotal turning point arrived in 2010 through a collaboration with Nokia scientists and engineers, which granted Vuzix early access to foundational waveguide patents, equipment, and processes well before the era of HoloLens. Backed by over 500 patents and an ISO 9001-certified facility, Vuzix continues to strengthen its position as a glob...

NTT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (NTT-AT; headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Tadashi Ito) and EV Group (EVG; headquarters: Austria), a leading provider of innovative process solutions and expertise serving leading-edge and future semiconductor designs and chip integration schemes, have jointly verified the compatibility of NTT-AT’s UV-curable high-refractive-index resins with EVG’s proprietary SmartNIL® process technology and evaluated the feasibility of manufacturing waveguides for AR op...

Researchers have developed a full-color near-eye display that uses three stacked holographic gratings, each engineered to direct red, green or blue light. The new design could help advance compact, energy-efficient augmented reality (AR) glasses for use in a variety of professional and consumer applications. Holographic gratings are microscopic optical structures that use a laser-recorded interference pattern to precisely redirect and shape light. In a near-eye display, they can be used to couple light into and out of a transparent waveguide, allowing digital images to be delivere...

VITURE, the leading XR/AR glasses manufacturer, and S-GAME, the studio behind Phantom Blade Zero, revealed an official hardware collaboration at Worlds of Play: The Game Art Exhibition. Phantom Beast XR Glasses bring the "kungfupunk" aesthetic of S-GAME's highly anticipated action-RPG to VITURE's flagship XR glasses. VITURE x Phantom Blade Zero: Phantom Beast is available to pre-order now for $599 exclusively at viture.com and the IGN Store. Phantom Beast launches on October 29, the same day as Phantom Blade...

RayNeo announced their latest AR glasses, the RayNeo iO, featuring grEen monochrome microLED microdisplays.   RayNeo says that these glasses uses its latest Firefly Engine Nano, which is likely based on JBD's 0.1cc microdisplays. The RayNeo iO Smart Glasses also feature an AI assistant, can translate in 40 languages, and weigh 33 grams. They will launch in September 2026, for $479. TrendForce 2025 Near-Eye Display Market Trend and Technology Analysis Publication Date : 29 August 2025 Language : Traditional Chinese / English ...

Every generation of augmented reality (AR) glasses is made possible by advances in optics, materials science, and engineering. Long before new devices reach production, researchers are exploring innovative waveguide materials, display architectures, and manufacturing techniques that could shape the future of AR. Advancing Waveguide Materials for Better AR Glasses As the AR glasses industry continues to pursue more compact, lightweight, and practical display systems, waveguide materials must advance alongside these evolving designs to support the next phase of optical ...

Unseen Reality today launched its Kickstarter campaign for URXR One, a 93-gram pair of spatial display glasses that plug into any USB-C device to place a large, sharp virtual screen in front of you. The campaign opens with a limited number of early-bird spots starting from $699, a standard campaign price of $799, and an $899 retail price after the campaign ends. URXR One is scheduled to ship in Fall 2026. “We built URXR One so spatial computing could finally disappear onto your face and run all day off the laptop you already carry,” said Edward Zho...

TDK acquired assets from OQmented to strengthen AR display technology portfolio. The acquisition adds valuable IP, engineering expertise, and MEMS-based laser beam scanning technology. Purchase supports TDK’s strategy to develop advanced, vertically integrated display solutions for future smart glasses, combining TDK’s eye intent technology, Full-color Laser Module (FCLM), MEMS mirror, and other internal TDK technologies to build a smart glass display system under TDK AIsight. TDK Corporation (TSE:6762) announces that i...

ams OSRAM delivers Q2 at guidance high end and readies microLED arrays for next-generation AR smart glasses Key Performance Update Q2/26 Revenues EUR 805 m, 16.9 % adjusted EBITDA margin, at the high end of the guidance; 14.2 % (non-adjusted) EBITDA margin +13 % year-on-year like-for-like growth of the semiconductor core portfolio at constant FX Design-wins of more than EUR 1.6 bn in semis (H1/26: approx. EUR 2.5 bn) EUR 1 bn of new senior notes at 7.25 % placed, saving annual interest cost of approx. EUR 40 m Digital P...

Rokid, a global pioneer in AI-powered smart eyewear and human-computer interaction, today launched the Rokid Glasses smart glasses in Toronto, marking the company's official entry into the North American market. Designed for everyday wear, Rokid Glasses support prescription lenses. In Canada, Rokid’s prescription lenses may qualify for reimbursement through insurance depending on individual coverage plans. To ensure the availability of high-quality lenses, Rokid has partnered with Markham-based optical supplier Ming's Optical to offer a wide range of presc...

Powering the New Galaxy Lineup Across Smartphones, Watches, and Intelligent Eyewear At Samsung Unpacked, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced that its Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform for Galaxy, Snapdragon Wear™ Elite Platform and Snapdragon® AR1 Gen 1 will power Samsung's newest devices – including the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8, Samsung Galaxy Watch9, Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and the new Intelligent Eyewear. A Connected Galaxy Ecosystem Po...

Metasurfaces—ultrathin optical structures that manipulate light—have been proposed as compact alternatives to conventional lenses, mirrors, and filters. Researchers have shown that they can shape, steer, and transform light in ways that would otherwise require much larger optical systems. Yet a major challenge has limited their wider adoption: once a metasurface is fabricated, its functionality is largely fixed. Changing its optical properties often requires designing and manufacturing an entirely new device. Researchers recently demonstrated a different approach: a pr...

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today introduced its intelligent eyewear at Galaxy Unpacked in London. Building on the announcements at the latest Google I/O, the new designs were developed with global eyewear brands, Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. The intelligent eyewear shows how the Galaxy ecosystem can move beyond the mobile phone and into eyewear that supports daily routines, work, travel, and hands-free moments. What’s New: Designed for everyday use, the eyewear pairs a lightweight frame and slim profile with the durability and comfort needed for daily wea...

XTI Aerospace, Inc., an aerospace and advanced technology platform and parent company of Drone Nerds, LLC, ("Drone Nerds"), a leading drone solutions platform serving commercial, enterprise and government customers, today announced the addition of the XREAL xbx a01+, a lightweight pair of augmented reality ("AR") screen-casting glasses, to Drone Nerds' product lineup. The xbx a01+ is the latest addition to Drone Nerds' XREAL product offering, providing customers with a lightweight AR glasses model designed for portable screen ca...

On June 30, South Korea’s apparel maker WONPUNG announced that it had signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Silicon Valley-based Sundiode to collaborate on next-generation hybrid bonding technologies for Micro LED displays. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Sundiode has developed a 3D vertically stacked Micro LED architecture that stacks RGB sub-pixels vertically, eliminating the individual pixel transfer process required by conventional lateral layouts. The approach enables ultra-high-resolution full-color displays within an ex...

Purchase Galaxy XR and, for a limited time, receive a Google Explorer Pack worth over £655 Samsung Electronics today releases Samsung Galaxy XR in the UK, making the country’s first Android XR device available to consumers. Built on the Android XR platform, developed by Google and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc, Galaxy XR introduces a new category of spatial computing experiences, combining immersive applications across productivity, entertainment and communication with intuitive voice, gesture and vision-based controls that blend digital content with t...

We’ve got some big news. For the first time, GOLF+ and The R&A are bringing an official VR Open experience to the GOLF+ TOUR. That means Royal Birkdale is live in GOLF+, and next week, players from around the world will tee it up in the VR Open alongside one of the biggest weeks in golf. And yes, we’ve got a pretty incredible prize lined up as well. <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" referrerpolicy="stric...

Magic Leap, the pioneer in augmented reality (AR) optics, has announced a strategic pivot to accelerate the development of AI display glasses. The company is shifting from building first-party devices to becoming the essential AR ecosystems partner, waveguide supplier, and device integration expert for the technology industry. Magic Leap is uniquely positioned to address the market's need for high-performance waveguides. The company’s cost-efficient manufacturing process is built for growth, while its decade-plus of deep AR expertise saves partners years of resea...

One of the sport’s most storied grounds — became something it had never been before: a digital arena. The inaugural Virtual Taekwondo (VTKD) Rome Open transformed Italy’s most prestigious sports complex into a stage for the next chapter of the sport, and the athletes who stepped onto it made history. Held alongside the World Taekwondo Grand Prix, the Rome Open brought together 19 athletes from five countries for a single-elimination tournament that drew support from every corner of the bracket, each country with their own contingent willing them forwa...

XREAL, the global leader in lightweight XR hardware development, today announced the availability of a01+, the debut product from its new sub-brand, X By XREAL. This device was created to bring big-screen AR entertainment to a wider, more mainstream audience. The X By XREAL a01+ is a purpose-built, mainstream entertainment device designed to work with the phones, laptops, and handheld consoles people already own – all without sacrificing the picture quality XREAL is known for. At just 62 grams, the glasses use dual-layer Micro-OLED displays capa...