Google’s Leading AR Glasses Partner XREAL Raises $100M

Google’s Leading AR Glasses Partner XREAL Raises $100M

XREAL, the Beijing-based AR glasses maker, announced it has raised $100 million in a recent funding round. The News Xreal co-founder and CEO Chi Xu broke the news on  Bloomberg Television , noting the company secured funding from “supply chain partners” in addition to other backers, which Xu declined to disclose. According to Crunchbase data, the

Steam Reveals Most Played PC VR Games of 2025

Steam Reveals Most Played PC VR Games of 2025

Steam has unveiled its mega list of the most played PC VR games of 2025. And it looks to be another year of ‘old reliables’, as the top 50 only features a single game released that year. Valve released its annual “best of” games list, again offering insight into what PC VR people are playing

Meta Waveguide Provider Claims “world’s first” 70° FoV Waveguide

Meta Waveguide Provider Claims “world’s first” 70° FoV Waveguide

Lumus, the company that developed the waveguide optic used in Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, says it has achieved a 70° field-of-view in a new design revealed this week at CES 2026. This conveniently matches the 70° field-of-view that Meta achieved in its ‘Orion’ prototype, but only with the use of novel materials. The News

Meta’s Language Learning App for Quest Combines Mixed Reality and AI

Meta’s Language Learning App for Quest Combines Mixed Reality and AI

Meta released an open source language learning app for Quest 3 that combines mixed reality passthrough and AI-powered object recognition. The News Called Spatial Lingo: Language Practice, the app not only aims to help users practice their English or Spanish using objects in their own room, but also give developers a framework to make their

Panasonic Ends Collaboration with Shiftall on MeganeX Series VR Headsets

Panasonic Ends Collaboration with Shiftall on MeganeX Series VR Headsets

Shiftall, the Japan-based VR hardware startup, is no longer working with Panasonic on its MeganeX series of thin and light PC VR headsets. Initially acquired by Panasonic in 2018, Shiftall developed a number of devices as the company’s ad hoc internal skunk works, including the first MeganeX PC VR headset, HaritoraX wireless body trackers, FlipVR motion

Meta Pauses International Release of Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses

Meta Pauses International Release of Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses

Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses seem to be selling too well, as the company announced it’s delaying the international rollout of its first display-clad smart glasses. The News Initially released in the US back in September, Meta said it was hoping to bring the $800 smart glasses to a number of regions in early 2026, which