Neowin News Feed for: Xr

Bulky VR headsets face steep decline as smart glasses take over the XR market

Paul Hill — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:28:01 +0000

Heavy virtual reality gear is losing its appeal as consumers move toward more comfortable alternatives, leaving legacy headsets in the dust. Read more...

Anduril and Meta partner on XR products for U.S. military

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 29 May 2025 22:36:01 +0000

Anduril Industries, a defense technology startup, has announced a new partnership with Meta to develop integrated XR products for the US military. Read more...

After mixed reality headset, Samsung tipped to launch XR smart glasses

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:46:01 +0000

Reports from South Korea suggest Samsung could introduce not one but two XR devices—a headset and smart glasses—by the end of this year. Read more...

Hands-on video of Samsung's upcoming XR headset reveals interesting details

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:38:01 +0000

Popular YouTuber MKBHD got his hands on Samsung's Project Moohan XR headset and revealed that it is unlike what Apple has to offer. Read more...

HTC to sell part of XR business to Google for $250 million

David Uzondu — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:10:01 +0000

Google struck a deal with HTC, which will see the Taiwanese company sell parts of its XR business to Google for $250 million. Read more...

Samsung officially drops the first look at its Galaxy XR headset

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 05:22:01 +0000

Samsung's Galaxy XR headset will be powered by the recently announced Android XR OS, and is codenamed 'Project Moohan'. Read more...

Apple brings Vision Pro headset to two more countries

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 07:06:01 +0000

After launching in the US in February, Apple has launched its mixed reality Vision Pro headset in two more countries. Read more...

Qualcomm reveals Samsung's XR product is mixed-reality smart glasses

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:46:02 +0000

In an interview, Qualcomm's CEO revealed that Samsung's new product in XR will be mixed-reality smart glasses. Read more...

Samsung's XR headset reportedly supports smelling virtual environments

Omer Dursun — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:04:02 +0000

Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm are teaming up to develop an XR headset with advanced features, including smell integration, and a 3,000 ppi display. It could be unveiled at LSI Tech Day on Oct 5. Read more...

Despite the naysayers, the metaverse is going to disrupt retail, says research group

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:46:01 +0000

Info-Tech Research Group has said the metaverse will likely disrupt the retail sector in a big way in the years to come. It found that retailers, however, found it difficult to know where to start. Read more...

Motorola and Verizon announce 5G neckband to untether AR/VR headsets

Paul Hill — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:08:01 +0000

Motorola and Verizon have unveiled the 5G XR Neckband which is designed to promote a hands-free AR and VR experience. Pricing and availability for the device have not yet been shared. Read more...

Firefox Reality becomes Wolvic as Mozilla hands project to Igalia

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:52:01 +0000

Mozilla has given its Firefox Reality project to Igalia who will relaunch the browser as Wolvic. Igalia expects Wolvic to launch on some VR app stores starting next week and Firefox Reality will go. Read more...

Qualcomm refreshes Snapdragon 845 VR design with wireless PC connection

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:32:01 +0000

Qualcomm's enhanced Snapdragon 845 VR Reference Design will enable standalone mobile VR headsets to connect to PCs wirelessly. The first headset adopting this design will be available in H2 2019. Read more...