Gucci-branded, Google-powered Android XR smart glasses are coming next year www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/... #smartglasses #Google

In today's post, I examine the Agentic AI workflow of the Meta Immersive WebSDK, which is made to create WebXR experiences by writing prompts in natural language. It's a technology to keep an eye on, even if in early stages skarredghost.com/2026/04/23/m... #VirtualReality #ArtificialIntelligence

My roundup of the most important #AR #VR news of the week is out! Read about: - The increase in the price of the Quest - The new Huawei #AI glasses - ... and much more! Stay updated with the XR space by reading one post every week skarredghost.com/2026/04/21/q... #VirtualReality #tech

How is VR/AR doing in China? And what are the differences between the Chinese ecosystem and the Western one? These are the questions I've asked to Pimax, INMO, FXG, and DPVR in the occasion of the upcoming VR AR Expo China in Shanghai in May. skarredghost.com/2026/04/20/i... #VR #AR #China

Researchers Induce Smells With Ultrasound, No Chemical Cartridges Required www.uploadvr.com/researchers-... #VirtualReality #VR

Rob Cole did it again. He went hands-on with the Pimax Dream Air (Lighthouse edition) and wrote a super-detailed article with his first impressions about this innovative headset. Read it now! skarredghost.com/2026/04/15/p... #VirtualReality #VR

Read my latest roundup of XR news of the week! In this episode: Android XR adds autospatialization of 2D apps, Meta announces new AI for glasses, Snap partners with Qualcomm, and more! skarredghost.com/2026/04/13/a... #VirtualReality #VR #technology

Meta released a system to quickly build WebXR prototypes using AI. You just write what you want, and the VR experience is automatically built for you! developers.meta.com/horizon/blog... #VirtualReality #VR #Meta

Niantic Spatial launched: - Scaniverse: An integrated web and mobile platform that captures 3D spaces to generate visual positioning maps, meshes and Gaussian splats - VPS 2.0: Precise visual positioning that now works at global scale www.nianticspatial.com/en/blog/scan... #AugmentedReality #AI

After the M-etaverse, there is another M-word that has been hunting our #VR ecosystem, for the good and the bad. Read the post to discover what I'm talking about and then let me know your thoughts about it: skarredghost.com/2026/04/09/v... #VirtualReality #MixedReality #technology

Autospatialization seems an incredible feature of AndroidXR! Basically, it can turn every 2D content into 3D, giving it depth and parallax! Read about this and all the 5 big new features of AndroidXR at this link: blog.google/products-and... #VirtualReality #MixedReality #Google #AndroidXR #tech

My roundup of the most interesting #AR #VR news of the week is out! Read about the Rec Room shut down, the new Meta smarglasses, but also a new device that lets you control games with your tongue! skarredghost.com/2026/04/07/r... #VirtualReality #technology

Lots of interesting updates to #RayBanMeta glasses. And it is also good that they are coming to SouthAmerican countries like Chile and Colombia... Meta Glasses Getting Nutrition Tracking, WhatsApp Summaries, Display Recording & More www.uploadvr.com/meta-glasses... #smartglasses #tech

VR is officially dead. A final event, the VR Funeral, celebrates today the end of this technology. Please read about it and participate, if you can. It's the last occasion for us to meet and speak about the technology we loved. skarredghost.com/2026/04/01/v... #VirtualReality #metaverse #technology

I'm shocked. Rec Room is shutting down, and some of its assets have been acquired by Snap. skarredghost.com/2026/03/31/r... #VirtualReality #metaverse #RecRoom

My roundup of the best #AR #VR news of the week is out! - My favorite news? Meta may launch new glasses soon - My least favorite news? The metaverse dying again - My special news? Happy 10th anniversary Oculus Rift CV1! skarredghost.com/2026/03/30/m... #VirtualReality #technology

Vibe Coding XR: Accelerating AI + XR prototyping with XR Blocks and Gemini research.google/blog/vibe-co... #VirtualReality #MixedReality

Did you know that Reebok made smartglasses together with Lucyd? They are audio-only smartglasses suitable for running and cycling. You can read my full hands-on impressions with them in the latest article on my blog: skarredghost.com/2026/03/26/r... #smartglasses #reebok #technology #review

Video Gaussian Splats are one of the most wonderful things I've experienced in my last year in tech and XR. On PCVR the give their best, but when they are streamed in mixed reality on Quest, you feel like having an artist in your home... #VirtualReality #MixedReality

Unboxing the Reebok by Lucyd smartglasses! Soon you'll find the review on my blog... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FRA... #smartglasses #technology

Roundup of the best #AR #VR news of the week: Meta almost shut down Horizon Worlds in VR (and so now everyone thinks the #metaverse is dead!). NVIDIA has its #GTC conference. The VR Games Showcase is back and promises a lot of cool announcements. And much more! skarredghost.com/2026/03/23/m...

This is how I felt reading the tech press and hanging around social media the past week... #VirtualReality #VR #Meta #metaverse

2Sync lets you build #VirtualReality and #MixedReality experiences that can adapt to every environment they are run in. The system scans your room and then is able to spawn virtual elements that replicate the layout of your room. Read my hands-on impressions: skarredghost.com/2026/03/19/2...

My roundup of the most relevant #AR #VR news of the week: - Lynx is undergoing liquidation - Meta detailed the status of VR market at GDC - NVIDIA is now streaming games in VR headsets at 90FPS - ... and much more!! skarredghost.com/2026/03/16/l... #VirtualReality

Very interesting considerations on the VR market by Chris Pruett The State of VR at GDC 2026: Building a Sustainable Future developers.meta.com/horizon/blog... #VirtualReality #VR

Meta Ray-Ban Display Major OS Update Brings Widgets, Minigames & New Features uploadvr.com/meta-ray-ban... #smartglasses #Meta #MetaRayban

Don't you have the impression that sometimes in #VR we are always repeating the same things? Same discussions, same hardware, same-same-but-different of everything? In my latest post, I vent about this with a lot of irony. skarredghost.com/2026/03/12/s... #VirtualReality #technology #debate

So, soon, will most of my Facebook friends be bots? New frontier: Meta buys Moltbook, the viral social media network for AI agents. interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/... #artificialintelligence #AI #Meta #moltbook #openclaw

My roundup of the best #AR #VR news of the week is out! Read about #Meta being sued over the smartglasses privacy scandal; Steam Frame and Samsung smartglasses still slated for 2026; a new publisher for #VR games; .... and much more! skarredghost.com/2026/03/11/m... #VirtualReality #smartglasses

Is HTC Vive still alive and committed to #XR? I asked it directly the company, and the answer is a sound "yes". But, there is a "but" as I explain in my latest article: skarredghost.com/2026/03/09/h... #VirtualReality #technology

My best wishes for the International Women's Day to all the wonderful women in #XR and in the #tech ecosystem in general. Thanks for all that you do! In Italy, we celebrate this day gifting mimosas... I'll let you choose if you prefer the flower or the cocktail :)

So #Meta has been sued in the US for the fact that videos from the Ray-Ban Meta #smartglasses were reviewed in low-wage countries. In particular, it has been sued because the advertisement reassured people about privacy, while this data sharing is a privacy violation techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/m...

Great to see a new publisher for #VirtualReality games coming to our ecosystem in this difficult moment. And it's even greater that it comes from a VR veteran we can trust like Kevin Joyce For more info on Evolution Publishing, you can read this post: www.gamesindustry.biz/new-vr-publi... #gamedev

Puzzling Places Is Coming To PC VR Next Month www.uploadvr.com/puzzling-pla... #VirtualReality #VR

AWE Nite Florence is live, with Nicole Lazzaro giving a great presentation about "magic" in XR! www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWzp... #VirtualReality #MixedReality

My roundup of the most relevant #AR #VR news of the week is out now! Read about Pico's new headset, the privacy concerns on #Meta smartglasses, The8thWall going opensource, Google's guideline for #smartglasses, and more! skarredghost.com/2026/03/03/p... #VirtualReality #news #tech

WOW, the #AR engine of The8thWall goes opensource! Some important parts of what was one of the leading solutions for web-based #augmentedreality will so be available for free for everyone, and for the community to improve! www.8thwall.com/blog/post/20...

Pico has announced some interesting features of its upcoming headset, Project Swan, and operating system, Pico OS 6. In this article I summarize everything you need to know about it! skarredghost.com/2026/03/02/p... #VirtualReality #MixedReality #China

There is a Pico developer "Special Event" premiering on YouTube at 3am Italian time. May it be what I think it can be? www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIo... #VirtualReality #MixedReality

You can use Gemini Pro with Samsung Galaxy XR to quickly prototype XR experiences using AI developers.googleblog.com/turn-creativ... #VirtualReality #ArtificialIntelligence

Adult entertainment is one of the most popular use cases of VR, but what about MR and AR? This post investigates the current trend of passthrough 18+ content for #MixedReality headset, and what could be the possible evolutions of the sector. skarredghost.com/2026/02/26/p... #AugmentedReality #tech

My roundup of the best #AR #VR news of the week is out: #Apple is accelerating glasses development, Pico may detail its headset at GDC, Meta may release its next display glasses already this year, and much more! skarredghost.com/2026/02/23/a... #VirtualReality

It seems that Pico is back on the menu... Pico to Showcase VisionOS and Android XR Competitor at GDC Next Month www.roadtovr.com/pico-to-show... #VirtualReality #VR

Catmosonic has been launched today on Quest, and it promises to let you feel the purring of your Virtual cat using the controllers haptics. Is this the killer app of #VirtualReality? www.meta.com/experiences/...

Apple may launch its smartglasses in 2027 Apple Reportedly Accelerates Smart Glasses Development Amid Wider Push for AI Hardware www.roadtovr.com/apple-accele... #smartglasses #artificialIntelligence

My roundup of the most relevant #AR #VR news of the week is out! Today I talk about - Meta smartglasses selling 7M units in 2025 alone - Meta considering releasing facial recognition on Ray-Ban glasses - ...and much more! skarredghost.com/2026/02/17/m... #VirtualReality #Meta

150,000+ users in VRChat for a concert! :O ‘VRChat’ Breaks All-Time Concurrent User Record with Japanese Anime Concert www.roadtovr.com/vrchat-all-t... #VirtualReality #VR #VRChat

We know this is going to happen sooner or later. And we also know that some privacy mess is going to happen sooner or later (with whatever glasses company) Meta's Smart Glasses Could Get Facial Recognition Soon. www.cnet.com/tech/service... #AugmentedReality #smartglasses #technology #Meta

Meta CTO Seems To Confirm Quest 4 Is Still On The Roadmap www.uploadvr.com/meta-cto-see... #VirtualReality #VR #Meta

How about feeling the scent of things while in #VirtualReality? I was able to try a device from a startup called Scentient that does exactly that. And it works fairly well. In this article, I talk about my experience with it: skarredghost.com/2026/02/12/s... #VR #technology #tech #review