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Augmented Reality News 16 July 2025 - 15 October 2025

Meta’s $1.5B AI Hiring Spree: Will Zuckerberg’s Talent Grab Send META Stock Soaring & Shake Up Apple’s XR Plans?

Meta’s $1.5B AI Hiring Spree: Will Zuckerberg’s Talent Grab Send META Stock Soaring & Shake Up Apple’s XR Plans?

Meta’s AI Talent Offensive Meta is doubling down on the AI arms race by snapping up top researchers. This month the company confirmed that Andrew Tulloch, the machine-learning specialist who co-founded Mira Murati’s AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, will join Meta reuters.com. A spokesperson said Tulloch “decided to pursue a different path,” and media reports say Zuckerberg personally courted him with a massive package. According to the Wall Street Journal and Calcalist, Tulloch’s compensation could reach $1.5 billion over several years through a combination of salary, bonuses and stock calcalistech.com reuters.com. (Meta has declined to comment on the exact figure.)
15 October 2025
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AI Models Are Scheming – Inside OpenAI’s Plan to Stop Deceptive AI Behavior

OpenAI’s Secret ChatGPT Speaker, AR Glasses & AI Pin – 2025’s AI Gadget Showdown vs Meta & Humane

OpenAI’s Big Leap into Hardware in 2025 OpenAI – the company behind ChatGPT – is making an ambitious jump from software into consumer hardware. In 2025, leaks and rumors revealed that OpenAI, in partnership with famed ex-Apple designer Jony Ive, is developing a whole family of AI-powered devices under the brand “io.” According to a detailed report in The Information, one prototype resembles a screenless smart speaker, and the company has “considered building glasses, a digital voice recorder and a wearable pin” as well tomshardware.com 9to5mac.com. The roadmap suggests OpenAI is aiming to release its first device by late 2026
21 September 2025
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Samsung’s “Project Moohan” XR Headset: A Cheaper Vision Pro Rival Set to Disrupt AR/VR in 2025

Meta’s Hyperscape Unveiled: Transforming Real Spaces into Virtual Worlds (Is This the Next XR Revolution?)

What Exactly Is Meta’s Hyperscape? Hyperscape is Meta’s latest leap in VR technology – it turns real-world places into explorable VR spaces. Think of it like capturing a 3D “photograph” of a room or location, except you can then step inside that photo with a VR headset. Meta first demoed Hyperscape at the 2024 Connect conference as a tech showcase, and in September 2025 they finally launched it to users techcrunch.com. The system allows developers and everyday creators to build photorealistic virtual environments by simply scanning real ones techcrunch.com. In essence, your physical room becomes a VR world, rendered with
18 September 2025
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Meta’s New $799 Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Stun with AR Display & AI Features – Is This the Future of Wearables?

Meta’s New $799 Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Stun with AR Display & AI Features – Is This the Future of Wearables?

Meta’s AR Glasses Step into the Spotlight Meta Ray-Ban Display is the social media giant’s boldest foray yet into augmented reality eyewear. Unveiled by Mark Zuckerberg at the Meta Connect 2025 conference on Sept. 17, these smart glasses are the first from Meta (or any mainstream brand) to include a built-in heads-up display since Google Glass theguardian.com. From the outside, they resemble classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses, a deliberate choice to avoid the cyborg look that doomed earlier smart glasses theguardian.com. But inside the right lens lies a tiny, high-resolution screen that can overlay digital info into your field of view
18 September 2025
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Meta’s New Ray-Ban AI Glasses: Hidden Display, “Mind-Reading” Wristband & More

Meta’s New Ray-Ban AI Glasses: Hidden Display, “Mind-Reading” Wristband & More

Overview: Ray-Ban Glasses Meet Augmented Display Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses line has evolved from simple camera-equipped sunglasses into something much more ambitious. Meta Ray-Ban Display – announced on September 17, 2025 – is the company’s most advanced pair of AI glasses to date, and notably the first to include a built-in display about.fb.com. At first glance, they look like classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer-style glasses, but inside they pack a micro LED display in the right lens along with a suite of sensors and electronics. This in-lens display functions as a heads-up display (HUD) for the wearer, capable of showing text
18 September 2025
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Rokid AR Smart Glasses in 2025 – Rokid Max, New Releases, and the Augmented Reality Competition

Rokid AR Smart Glasses in 2025 – Rokid Max, New Releases, and the Augmented Reality Competition

Image: The new Rokid Glasses use a monochrome green micro-LED waveguide display to overlay information (like navigation prompts and object labels) in the wearer’s field of view techradar.com techradar.com. This built-in AR display is a feature Meta’s current Ray-Ban glasses lack, potentially giving Rokid an edge in functionality. Conclusion: Rokid’s AR smart glasses have evolved from a novel gadget into a credible consumer product line in 2025. The Rokid Max and Max 2 deliver an impressive personal cinema and casual AR experience, garnering praise for their visual quality, comfort, and value. At the same time, reviews temper the hype by pointing out that without
5 September 2025
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The Ultimate Smart Glasses Showdown (2025): Meta’s Ray-Ban Wayfarer 2 vs Xreal Air 2 Ultra vs Rokid Max 2

The Ultimate Smart Glasses Showdown (2025): Meta’s Ray-Ban Wayfarer 2 vs Xreal Air 2 Ultra vs Rokid Max 2

The three standout 2025 smart glasses are Meta Ray-Ban Wayfarer 2 (Gen 2), Xreal Air 2 Ultra, and Rokid Max 2. Ray-Ban Wayfarer 2 has no AR display, but includes a 12 MP camera and 1080p video, plus open-ear audio and a 5-microphone array. Wayfarer 2 supports livestreaming POV to Facebook/Instagram and integrates Meta AI with multimodal features added in late 2024. Xreal Air 2 Ultra delivers a 52° diagonal FoV with dual 1080p HDR micro-OLED displays at up to 120 Hz and 6DoF spatial computing via Snapdragon AR1. Air 2 Ultra can connect to Windows PC, Mac, Android, iPhone
4 August 2025
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XR Revolution Unfolds: Major Spatial Computing News (July 23–24, 2025)

XR Revolution Unfolds: Major Spatial Computing News (July 23–24, 2025)

Apple WWDC 2025: Vision Pro gains visionOS 26 with integrated generative AI, smarter 3D widgets, enhanced photos and videos, and multi-user FaceTime in virtual spaces, plus support for external controllers including PlayStation VR2 Sense for 6DoF tracking and haptics. Bloomberg reports an upgraded Vision Pro with a faster M4 chip and lighter design could arrive as early as this year, though likely not at a lower price. Google and Samsung’s Android XR alliance centers on Project Moohan, a secretive headset running Android XR with ultra-high‑resolution micro‑OLED displays and a limited initial run of about 100,000 units in 2025, powered by
24 July 2025
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VR/AR Weekly Roundup June 16, 2025: Apple’s Vision Pro 2 Plans, ByteDance’s New XR Goggles, and Massive Prime Day Deals

VR/AR Weekly Roundup June 16, 2025: Apple’s Vision Pro 2 Plans, ByteDance’s New XR Goggles, and Massive Prime Day Deals

During Prime Day, Meta’s Quest 3S dropped to $250 for the 128GB model and $330 for the 256GB model, with an Amazon Gorilla Tag Cardboard Hero bundle for the 128GB and a Walmart Arkham Shadow plus three months of Quest+ bundle. Quest 3S, launched last October as a budget variant of Quest 3, uses the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset and most apps but relies on older Fresnel lenses and offers longer battery life. XREAL Air 2 Pro price dropped to $299 on Prime Day, with the headset weighing about 75–84 grams and delivering a 1080p per-eye display at
16 July 2025
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