Grouped by publication date. Weeks run Sunday through Saturday.
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Even G2 shows phone notifications on the lenses by default. The one that helps me is a verification code. Look up and the dashboard turns on. The angle of a water bottle brings the tasks into view too.
SmartGlasses.fyi · Naoki
Even G2 leaks green light forward from the grating inside the lens. Halliday uses ordinary prescription lenses and a window at the upper right of your view. TDK’s retinal projection is still a monochrome prototype.
SmartGlasses.fyi · Naoki
Gu Qingyun argues in 36Kr that AI glasses have yet to become essential everyday tools, discussing camera and audio features along with wearability, voice interaction, bystander privacy and how to read market research.
36Kr · Gu Qingyun (Alter Tech Talk)
ZenaTech unveiled Stacklens, AI safety glasses that let field technicians and industrial workers view instructions and reach experts hands-free. It is still a prototype, with certification preparation and customer pilots planned.
ZenaTech · Company announcement
Bianco e Bruno tried RayNeo’s demo at IFA, using notifications, translation and audio recording on the camera-free iO display glasses, and also touches on the differently positioned GT Max.
Bianco e Bruno · redazione
The writer tested the G2 and R1 long-press settings changed in Even app 2.3.2 during conversations, describing how presses that once failed to register began triggering unintentionally, and the screen-off setting.
Kyan | Smart glasses and e-bike user
A French reviewer wears the Pantos version of VIVE Eagle day to day, trying photography, voice controls and charging. The piece frames it as a privacy-focused rival to Ray-Ban Meta and includes shopping links.
Les Numériques · Sofian Nouira
FNN reports students in China photographing exam questions with AI glasses and seeing answers on the lenses, with rentals spreading on shopping sites and glasses checks introduced. It also covers cases in Japan and interviews jig.jp about its camera-free SABERA.
FNN Prime Online
Rokid officially announced a launch event in Hangzhou on October 27. Talk of a next-generation full-colour AI glasses model is presented as industry speculation.
VR Tuoluo · official Rokid repost
AURA runs Android without a PC. Can you leave your phone at home, and can you work on it? A look at conventional XREAL glasses, Oculus Quest and the upcoming Meta VR Glasses.
SmartGlasses.fyi · Naoki
After Australian authorities announced a privacy investigation, Kmart removed its camera glasses from its online store. David Braue of Information Age also reports how other retailers responded.
Information Age · David Braue
Innovative Eyewear launched Lucyd Aero, audio glasses without a camera or display, on October 8, 2026. The company announcement describes its controls and phone-connected features.
Innovative Eyewear / PR Newswire
XR developer Skarredghost argues smart glasses offer developers a new opportunity but remain unripe, looking at development tools and app distribution from a business angle. The site discloses ads and affiliate links.
The Ghost Howls
MobileSyrup’s Dean Daley used the camera-free, in-view display MemoMind One day to day, trying translation in Spanish conversations, notifications, controls and charging.
MobileSyrup
Keiichi Suzuki fitted prescription lenses to the display-equipped Rokid Glasses and the display-free Rokid AI Style and compared them on a trip, covering lens ordering, AI features, the app and charging, with sample photos and video.
IT Life Hack
Using TDK’s announcement as a starting point, the article explains how a 150nm flat mirror can show an image and how that relates to display readability. It has free and paid sections.
Wataru Hashimoto’s Science News
ITmedia’s Marika Watanabe connected the roughly 56g, ¥40,000-range xbx a01+ AR glasses to a PC, Steam Deck and DeX, and tried adjusting the fit. The article includes affiliate links.
ITmedia PC USER · Marika Watanabe
A Reddit user who bought several display glasses compares MemoMind One, RayNeo iO, Even G2, MIRA and Rokid Glasses by use. The poster states there is no sponsorship or affiliate link.
Reddit / u/PresenceStock7548
Qiuguo announced Wigain Flow, AI glasses with a full-colour display priced around 7,000 yuan, with crowdfunding planned for December.
VR Tuoluo · Qiuguo Plan source
Holger Becker puts the L’Atitude 52°N BERLIN to practical use, trying fit, phone pairing, and its camera and translation features. The article contains affiliate links.
Smartzone · Holger Becker
Australia’s privacy regulator OAIC has opened an investigation into the Chinese developer of HeyCyan, the app used with Kmart’s Anko camera glasses. CNA reports on the background.
CNA · Chang Hsiao-wen (translated)
Yuriika wore the VITURE Pro 2 for long stretches of movie watching and PC work and tried its diopter adjustment for nearsightedness, comparing it with other XR glasses at a similar price.
MoguLive
Norway’s government has proposed a temporary ban on smart glasses in public places. It is still a proposal; Road to VR reports on its scope and next steps.
Road to VR · Scott Hayden
Covers the tax-inclusive prices of XREAL AURA’s two Japanese configurations and how much each reservation pass credits toward the price, separating balance payments for pass holders from orders by new buyers.
Dream Seed
XREAL Aura with Android XR starts at $1,279 in two memory and storage configurations. 9to5Google also explains how the deposit counts toward the price and how Aura differs from XREAL’s earlier display glasses.
9to5Google
XREAL Aura is weeks from release and coming to Canada. The author tried Gemini and 3D brain-scan demos at Snapdragon Summit and writes that the compute puck got quite hot during the demanding demo.
MobileSyrup
XREAL Aura is priced at $1,279, with general orders opening in the coming weeks. Tom’s Guide covers the two configurations and the early invitation sent to existing reservation holders.
Tom's Guide
XREAL announced AURA pricing for the US, Canada, Japan and South Korea and opened purchasing to reservation holders. Japanese prices are ¥229,800 and ¥269,800, with other regions to follow in phases.
XREAL / PR Newswire
The Verge compares the similarly priced Xreal Aura and Meta’s VR Glasses on how each shows the real world and how you control them. At publication, XREAL had not said which apps benefit from the higher-end model’s extra RAM.
The Verge
XREAL opened limited Aura orders for reservation holders, starting at $1,279. The GamesBeat author briefly watched a Netflix show during a demo.
GamesBeat
CGMagazine reports AURA pricing and preorders alongside impressions from tabletop-game, laptop-display and Gemini demos. The author attended at Qualcomm’s invitation and says everyday use needs more testing.
CGMagazine
Gizmodo's James Pero reviews Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, covering changes from the previous generation, calls and audio, the camera and how privacy is handled.
Gizmodo · James Pero
T3's Chris Hall used Ray-Ban Meta's voice walking navigation in the UK and tried the updated audio settings. The article contains affiliate links.
T3 · Chris Hall
A WIRED writer used Meta’s glasses for 30–45 minutes and XREAL Aura in a separate demo, comparing virtual-keyboard input and see-through approaches. Some Android apps did not fit well on Aura.
WIRED
Jio showed two AI glasses prototypes at IMC, an audio model and a camera model, and demonstrated UPI payments from the glasses. Authentication, transaction limits and pricing have not been announced.
TelecomTalk
Return them to a case, attach a clip, connect a cable, or swap batteries. Comparing four charging methods and what you need to carry each day.
SmartGlasses.fyi · Naoki
Pplware’s Mário Sousa used the low-cost DT H03 camera and AI glasses day to day, trying capture controls, audio and the companion app. The article ends with a 25% discount code for the maker’s store.
Pplware · Mário Sousa
A French reviewer spent several weeks with the BleeqUp Ranger sports camera glasses, testing controls, recorded footage and charging.
Actu-Mag · Jérémy Renard
Mogura VR’s Ryota Musha tried a prototype demo of TDK’s 150nm flat mirror at the company’s October 2, 2026 announcement event. The prototype was slated for display at CEATEC.
Mogura VR News · Ryota Musha
Optical chain Hans Anders has halted Ray-Ban Meta sales over privacy concerns, covering about 400 stores in Belgium and the Netherlands as well as its online shop.
TechRadar
Boone Ashworth of WIRED en Español uses Meta’s own Nova frames for calls and photos, testing fit and the app, and weighs what improved against what stayed the same.
WIRED en Español · Boone Ashworth