Android XR is the software that Samsung and other brands will use for XR headsets, AR glasses, and smart glasses. We'll explain how it works.

Android XR head Shahram Izadi talked to CNET about Google's big next steps for AI, AR and VR, and the company's partnerships with Samsung, Warby Parker and Xreal. I started with CNET reviewing laptops ...

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Meta has a whole new wave of smart glasses, and more competition is expected. Here's some help on how to break it down.

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses have become the clear leader in consumer AI and XR wearables, with over 3.5 million units shipped since launch and tripled sales in the first half of 2025 compared to the ...

When reading the topic “cardboard virtual reality glasses,” I did the kind of double take normally reserved for spotting acts of delinquency. In what may in fact be some sort of elaborate jab at ...

XR, or extended reality, headsets are on the outs, but smart glasses are eating more and more of what was once VR’s slice of the face-mounted wearables pie. HTC, one of the few lingering pioneers of ...

Remember VR? It’s that thing where you put on a headset and… You remember VR, right? If you don’t remember VR, you couldn’t be blamed, because things have taken a turn since way back in 2023, and ...

The popularity of VR (virtual reality) headsets worn on the head is waning, while AR (augmented reality) glasses that overlay information in layered formats onto daily life are rising. This shift is ...

Artists and directors use XR and VR to create immersive storytelling, blending technology, empathy and innovation in new ...

At last year’s Meta Connect, Mark Zuckerberg focused less on the company’s line of Quest VR headsets and more on the “Orion” prototype see-through augmented reality glasses, which he said could launch ...