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Would you rather sit alone court-side at an NBA Finals game, or in the back of the stadium surrounded by your best friends? That’s the question I’ve been weighing after testing Meta’s VR Glasses. The virtual reality device offers an all-encompassing entertainment suite, with courtside views, front-row concerts, and immersive movie watching. It’s an advanced…

Meta VR Glasses and their compute puck. Credit: Meta

The certification itself is not new. Meta claimed it first, in its September 23 announcement of the glasses, which said they “are the first ever IMAX Enhanced certified VR device and will be one of the only ways to experience select films in IMAX’s exclusive expanded aspect ratio at home.” VR.org covered that launch the…

Google and XREAL’s AURA XR glasses run Android XR and integrate Gemini, with processing handled by a separate compute puck (Image: Google)

Two years after releasing its last virtual reality product, Meta has announced plans to release virtual reality (VR) glasses. They are due to reach the market in spring of 2027.

Shortly after the release of the TOZO VIZO Z1, they’ve come out with a pro edition, which feels sleeker and was instantly clear when I put on this pair! This set of AR glasses supports SteamVR streaming, can be plugged into your phone so you can see your screen without looking down, and is quite…

I’ve been testing VR headsets and smart glasses for well over a decade at CNET. That’s a lot of time with a lot of things on my face. As always, you don’t need things like VR or smart glasses in your life. But there’s a particular subcategory of smart glasses, better known as tethered display…

Nintendo and XR gaming is a combination that we don’t hear about quite often. Could it have something to do with the failure of the Virtual Boy? A redemption story now, with its games now playable through Nintendo Switch Online, Virtual Boy titles still require an accessory to be played how they were intended. Outside…

The year ahead is shaping up as a major turning point for augmented-reality glasses, with Meta betting big on the technology despite the privacy backlash surrounding its existing smart glasses.

Meta unveiled a totallynew pair of VR glassesthat finally takes high-end VR beyond its goggles phase.