Opinion
Even G2 Brown 2 is out. Still no camera, with a new color and outdoor parts
Official blog dated 26 Oct 2026. Tortoise-shell Brown 2, polarizing clip, and chain. Display role unchanged. US prices: $649, $149, $79.
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Opinion
Rokid announces Glasses 2, full-color Color, and Ring. Overseas comes at CES 2027
China announcement on 27 October 2026. Monochrome Glasses 2, full-color Color, and a Ring you operate with a finger. Released for China; the global edition is CES 2027. No Japan release date yet.
SmartGlasses.fyi · Naoki
Opinion
Victoria’s government schools ban them. Camera-free glasses come off too
The state education department announced the policy on 20 October 2026. It takes effect in government schools on 27 January 2027. The definition is glasses that can send or receive digital information. A camera is not a condition.
SmartGlasses.fyi · Naoki
News
South Korea plans criminal charges and a 3-year ban for AI-glasses cheating on the CSAT
Original · EnglishGov't to pursue criminal punishment, 3-yr exam ban for CSAT cheaters using AI glassesSouth Korea’s education ministry plans to refer AI-glasses cheating at the Nov. 19 CSAT for criminal charges and lengthen the exam ban from one year to three. Each test site will get a designated inspector, backed by a rapid-response network.
Yonhap News Agency · Kim Seonghun
News
Some schools in Australia’s Victoria ban smart glasses
Schools in the Australian state of Victoria have restricted the use of smart glasses. Gizmodo Japan carries a translation of the Gizmodo US story.
Gizmodo Japan
News
XREAL AURA opens orders in North America and Korea; Japan launches Nov. 2
XREAL AURA, the XR glasses built with Google, has moved from reservations to general orders, with a U.S. price starting at USD 1,099 through year-end. Japan sales begin Nov. 2.
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Review
Doing push-ups in Snap Specs at a public demo
Original · EnglishI Did Push-Ups With Snap’s Chunky AR GlassesWIRED’s Boone Ashworth spent a short session with Snap Specs at a public event in Los Angeles and writes about a workout Lens and the controls. The article contains affiliate links.
WIRED · Boone Ashworth