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Top 20 Virtual & Augmented Reality International News

2026-01-10 19:36:18

  1. Chinese smart eyewear makers showcased new products at CES 2026, emphasizing AI integration to challenge Meta's market position. [Source 2]
  2. Pimax debuted its next generation of PC virtual reality (PCVR) headsets at CES 2026, including the Crystal Super Micro-OLED, Dream Air, and Dream Air SE. [Source 7]
  3. Xreal demonstrated its world-first 240 Hz AR smart glasses at CES 2026, impressing attendees with the high refresh rate. [Source 3]
  4. TCL-backed RayNeo launched its Air 4 Pro AR glasses globally at CES 2026. [Source 3]
  5. Brelyon unveiled its Ultra Reality Mini headset-free immersive display and demonstrated new Visual Engine capabilities at CES 2026. [Source 7]
  6. LLVision launched Leion Hey2 AR translation glasses, built specifically for translation purposes, at CES 2026. [Source 3]
  7. Lumus unveiled its next-generation waveguides for AR glasses at CES 2026, including the 70° FOV ZOE model. [Source 7]
  8. Asus partnered with Xreal to announce the ROG XReal R1 AR gaming glasses, featuring a 240Hz refresh rate for big-screen gaming. [Source 3]
  9. PetaRay and Quanta Computer unveiled a commercial-ready AR Head-Mounted Display (HMD) featuring arbitrary focal depth technology at CES 2026. [Source 7]
  10. Xreal's new smart glasses were shown to convert anything seen into 3D in real-time. [Source 3]
  11. An educator in China is using virtual reality to help students "feel history without being flooded by it," specifically regarding the Nanking massacre. [Source 2]
  12. Apple released SHARP, an open-source model capable of generating photorealistic 3D scene representations from a single 2D photograph in under a second. [Source 7]
  13. OMNIVISION launched the OP03021, a low-power LCOS microdisplay designed for smart glasses. [Source 7]
  14. Netflix acquired Ready Player Me to build cross-game avatars for its gaming platform. [Source 7]
  15. Novobeing expanded its clinically validated VR therapy, previously used in hospitals, to at-home use for mental health support. [Source 7]
  16. XPANCEO unveiled a space-focused smart contact lens prototype intended to provide astronauts with a hands-free data interface. [Source 7]
  17. Scentient launched Escents, a wearable "nose-computer interface" and digital scent device for VR and AR experiences. [Source 7]
  18. An artist's digital clones sparked an identity crisis during a Hong Kong exhibition. [Source 2]
  19. Meta is planning budget cuts as high as 30% to its metaverse efforts, as Mark Zuckerberg's vision has not yet gained widespread adoption. [Source 2]
  20. An ex-Apple engineer unveiled the Jizhi G-X100 chip, which features a photon-to-photon latency of just 9 milliseconds, aiming to rival Apple’s Vision Pro chip (12 ms latency). [Source 2]