XR Revolution Unleashed: June–July 2025’s Biggest Extended & Mixed Reality Breakthroughs
Snap announced the Specs AR glasses at AWE 2025 as a next-generation, lightweight glasses form factor due in 2026, backed by an 11-year, $3 billion investment, with Specs described as an ultra-powerful wearable computer with see-through lenses and major Snap OS updates including OpenAI and Gemini AI integration. At WWDC 2025, Apple unveiled visionOS 26 for the Vision Pro headset, adding 90 Hz hand tracking, a spatial accessory API for tracked controllers, multi-user co-located experiences, enhanced RealityKit/ARKit tools, and on‑device AI branded Apple Intelligence, with Vision Pro shipping by late 2025. On June 20, 2025, Meta and EssilorLuxottica unveiled Oakley