WriterImani Okafor
Imani covers XR news and the business behind it: smart glasses, AR hardware, spatial computing platforms and the companies betting on them. She sticks to what has been announced or reported on the record and says so when a launch is still only a rumor.
Ramen VR has announced that Zenith: Nexus, one of VR's most ambitious MMORPGs, will go permanently offline at 10:00 AM PST on Friday, December 18, 2026. According to Road to…
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Owlchemy Labs, the Google-owned studio behind Job Simulator, has revealed Hyper Visor, an arcade blaster built for XREAL's Aura glasses rather than a VR headset. It is Owlchemy's first game…
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Valve has pushed SteamVR 2.18 to the stable channel. Valve's announcement says it makes streaming more robust, brings the Steam Frame's Aurora environment to the desktop and improves gamepad support…
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Snap has brought Robert Downey Jr. on board to help develop experiences for its Specs AR glasses and to promote them, according to Snap's October 20, 2026 announcement, which Road…
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There is no Meta Quest 4 yet. Meta has not announced one, given it a date or named a price, and its current flagship is still the Quest 3 from…
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Camera-equipped smart glasses have gone from novelty to regulated device in about 18 months. Courts, schools, exam boards, militaries, cinemas and privacy regulators on four continents now restrict them. Australia's…
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EssilorLuxottica (Euronext Paris: EL) reported a standalone wearables revenue figure for the first time in Q3 2026: €486M, up 20% at constant exchange rates, down from nearly 100% growth in…
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