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• Ray-Ban Meta Review: Smart Glasses That Actually Make Sense? February 14, 2025
  Ray-Ban's partnership with Meta keeps getting smarter — literally. The latest Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses aren't just about looking cool — they're packing upgraded tech, including the Meta glasses v12 update, faster performance, and surprisingly solid battery life. But do these smart Wayfarers live up to the hype, or are they just another overpriced gadget? After […]
  Corey Noles
• Super Bowl Ads 2025: AI Commercials in the Spotlight February 11, 2025
  For decades, Super Bowl ads have been used as a launching platform for new products, devices, and even technologies. In Super Bowl LIX, it took center stage in the exploding AI space. Until now, the tech crowd has ravenously ingested much of the most pertinent AI news. The innovators and early adopters are way ahead, […]
  Corey Noles
• Startup Human Capable's 'Norm Glasses' AR Smartglasses Are Like Google Glass in a Regular Pair of Shades August 20, 2021
  What if, back in 2013, Google Glass had launched not as a Star Trek Borg-like eyepiece, but as a pair of seemingly normal shades, with the augmented reality lens and camera hidden within the frame? Google Glass has been almost permanently tagged with the "glasshole" moniker, so we'll never know if a sleeker version would […]
  Adario Strange
• Lenovo Debuts Sleek ThinkReality A3 Smartglasses for Industrial & Office Use August 18, 2021
  Roughly a year and a half after unveiling the HoloLens-like ThinkReality A6, Lenovo is back with its take on enterprise-grade smartglasses, and the results look impressive. Then again, looks can be deceiving. On Sunday, a day ahead of the opening of the virtual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Lenovo took the wraps off of the ThinkReality […]
  Tommy Palladino
• I Met Magic Leap's AI Assistant Mica & Saw the Future of Augmented Reality July 12, 2021
  Unlike VR, when you're talking about augmented reality, describing what an experience is like can be incredibly difficult — primarily because the experiences are even more contextual than relatively static virtual worlds that don't involve real-world settings. In AR, everything is about how "you" see things interacting with your real environment. Such is the case […]
  Adario Strange
• Hands-On: Hands-On with Magic Leap's Avatar Chat, Remote Virtual Meetings in AR Have Arrived July 12, 2021
  Unlike the realm of virtual reality, augmented reality is less about losing yourself in some fantasy environment, and more about getting things done in the real world. So while we've seen some great games that capture the imagination on devices like the Magic Leap One and the HoloLens, when it comes to real-world usage, the […]
  Adario Strange
• Tencent Deepens Its AR Investment Portfolio with $50 Million in Funding for Ultraleap June 17, 2021
  Over the past decade, China tech giant Tencent has invested in several companies with varying roles in the augmented reality industry. Its latest bet backs a startup with some short-term impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic but more future-focused growth potential in the coming AR smartglasses era. Don't Miss: Ultraleap Improves Tracking of Two-Handed Interactions […]
  Tommy Palladino
• Facebook Develops AI That Can Copy Typefaces & Edit Text in AR June 17, 2021
  For awhile now, Google has offered the ability to translate text through smartphone cameras via Google Translate and Google Lens, with Apple bringing similar technology to iPhones via Live Text. Hold our beers, say AI researchers at Facebook, who have now developed computer vision technology that can handle real-time text translation and then some in […]
  Tommy Palladino
• Apple CEO Tim Cook Teases Future AR Products & Talks Secretive Innovation Process in New Interview June 16, 2021
  The Apple rumor mill never stops churning and when it comes to augmented reality smartglasses, the chatter has been particularly hot in recent months. Now Apple CEO Tim Cook has made a new appearance where he makes a few comments that may stoke even more excitement for what's coming next in that direction. • Don't […]
  Adario Strange
• Looking Glass Portrait — Unboxing the First Mainstream Holographic Display June 15, 2021
  Not all Kickstarters are created equal. Some take forever to get their products to supporters, and when the product does arrive (usually much later than promised) it's often very rough around the edges. I'm here today to report that the exact opposite is the case with the Looking Glass Portrait holographic display, which ultimately raised […]
  Adario Strange