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Monday 20 January 2025
Smart glasses in 2025: The rise of lifestyle-first wearables
As a DIGITIMES senior analyst covering the wearable technology sector, I've observed an interesting shift in the smart glasses market. While most manufacturers race to pack more technology...
Wednesday 15 January 2025
AI smart glasses shipments to top 20 million units in 2030
After the success of the smart glasses collaboration between Meta and Ray-Ban, AI smart glasses are now seen as a high-growth potential application. DIGITIMES Research projects accelerated...
Thursday 9 January 2025
AR glasses market heats up ahead of major launches in 2025
Smart glasses and augmented reality (AR) devices are gaining widespread attention across the technology industry, drawing interest from software developers, hardware manufacturers,...
Thursday 9 January 2025
Meta ends Quest Pro production as premium MR headsets struggle
Apple's Vision Pro and Meta's premium mixed reality (MR) offerings have struggled to gain traction, with Apple's headset selling only 500,000 units in 2024. High pricing at US$3,499...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
CES 2025: Samsung and LG showcase contrasting AI strategies; Chinese smart glasses gain momentum
CES 2025 kicked off in January, with major brands vying for attention in their traditional competition. South Korean companies Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, Japanese firms...
Wednesday 25 December 2024
Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2025 to unveil Galaxy S25 series, Ring 2, and AR smart glasses
Samsung Electronics is preparing to unveil its latest products at the Galaxy Unpacked event scheduled for January 2025. This event is set to feature the launch of the flagship Galaxy...
Wednesday 18 December 2024
Google unveils Android XR as spatial computing OS to challenge Meta and Apple in XR sector
Google has newly unveiled Android XR, a spatial computing operating system (OS) designed for extended reality (XR) devices, poised to compete with Meta Platforms and Apple. The OS...
Wednesday 18 December 2024
Google's smart glasses vision: Project Astra enters testing phase
Ahead of the holiday season, Google introduced the Gemini 2.0 model alongside its Android XR operating system and released a video highlighting advancements in Project Astra. Despite...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Smart glasses poised for mainstream adoption amidst evolving tech and consumer demands
The evolution of smart glasses has been marked by challenges and learning experiences that continue to shape the landscape of this innovative technology. From the initial hype surrounding...
Tuesday 19 November 2024
Samsung smart glasses poised for 3Q25 debut to redefine wearable tech
Samsung Electronics' smart glasses project has gained renewed attention, with reports indicating a launch in the third quarter of 2025 and an initial production run of 500,000 unit...
Tuesday 19 November 2024
GSEO expects stronger lens orders from 2025 smartphone market
Taiwan-based lens maker Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) is guardedly optimistic about 2025 sales, expecting wider penetration for its periscope lenses in smartphones and other applications,...
Monday 18 November 2024
Brands compete in the AI+ eyewear market, with Xiaomi and Baidu joining the fray
Recently, Meta unveiled its new augmented reality (AR) glasses prototype, Orion, alongside the smart glasses, Ray-Ban Meta, which was developed in collaboration with Ray-Ban. This...
Thursday 7 November 2024
Taiwan's Micro LED industry urged to accelerate innovation amid rapid OLED advancements
Taiwan is gradually positioning itself as a global leader in Micro LED development, driven by extensive investments in core areas like epitaxial wafers, TFT substrates, mass transfer,...
Tuesday 5 November 2024
Meta ups investment in AI and XR despite rising losses, eyes 2025 growth
Meta Platforms has raised its 2024 capex forecast to between US$38 billion and US$40 billion, slightly above its earlier projection of US$37 billion to US$40 billion. This adjustment...
Wednesday 9 October 2024
AI-powered smart glasses key to the revival of Google's rocky AR/VR development
Apple's launch of the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset followed by Meta's introduction of its AR smart glasses prototype Orion has reignited interest in the field. As a result, the...