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The next dates on the calendar — the full list holds the restConferenceIEEE ISMAR 2026The 25th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality brings the field to Bari for five days, and this is where the science inside smart glasses is published first: head-worn displays, tracking, interaction and perception research, with industry practitioners alongside the academics. The premier venue whose name leads with augmented reality, registration open, and ACM SUI runs at the same venue right after (October 10 to 11) with a discount for attending both.Bari, Italy
ConferenceXR Creator Con 2026 ShowcaseThe Berlin end of the XRCC next.app hackathon. Twenty finalist teams demo their glasses builds at CityCube Berlin across three days, on a showcase floor inside xr&mobile-gamesCon, in front of investors, publishers, platform teams and enterprise buyers. Display glasses will be on hand to look through, per the organizers, so the floor is worth walking for the hardware as much as the projects.Berlin, Germany
Competitions & grants
The next application deadlines — hackathons, contests and funding to enterHackathon
Junction
Junction 2026Europe's largest hackathon — 48 hours outside Helsinki, with challenges set by sponsors. Snap's Spectacles team has brought hardware to past editions. The track list goes up with the challenges.
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MIT Reality Hack
Reality Hack at MIT 2027The student-run XR hackathon. Hardware is lent out on site and past years have run glasses tracks. Exact dates are not published yet.
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Real deployments and daily use, as an accessibility aid, and where they are restrictedAt work44 articles
Logistics and deliveryAmazon Delivery Driver Smart Glasses Will Snap Pictures of… Everything?CNETLogistics and deliveryAmazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly’The VergeLogistics and deliveryAmazon customers can't opt out of driver camera glasses, Bloomberg reportsThe Next WebLogistics and deliveryAmazon expanding use of smart glasses for delivery driversRetail Customer Experience
All 44 articles →In daily life29 articles
Everyday life'New type of computer': Snap Specs reveals how its new smart glasses fit into your daily life alongside new AR experiencesTom's GuideEveryday lifeI've used Meta Ray-Ban Display for a year, and I like them, but it still feels like something is missingAndroid CentralSports and fitnessENGO Announces engo3 Cyclist AR Smart Glasses for Road and Gravel CyclistsAuganixTranslation and travelGoogle Reportedly Working on New Live Translation Feature for Android XRRoad to VR
All 29 articles →Accessibility20 articles
Vision'AI glasses give me independence as a blind farmer'BBCVisionHow Meta is offering ‘sight’ to Utah’s blind veteransDeseret NewsHearingMeta AI Glasses Updates at Meta Connect 2026 Span Muse, Hearing Enhancement and Dolby Atmos CaptureAuganixHearing‘Glasses is the ideal form factor’ — Why Meta is bringing hearing enhancement to its smart glassesTechRadar
All 20 articles →Where they are restricted39 articles
GovernmentNewsom vetoes smart glasses privacy billEngadgetGovernmentCalifornia governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record peopleTechCrunchGovernment‘We don’t want what’s happening in the US to happen here’: Australia’s smart glasses ban extends to even more public areasTechRadarGovernmentAustralia considers ‘world-leading’ ban on smart glasses in government — as minister says there are 'legitimate privacy and security concerns’TechRadar
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Latest from each maker's press desk and coverageMetaMeta glasses
CoverageYour Meta glasses just got better at telling you where to go without pulling out your phoneAndroid AuthorityCoverageMeta rolling out audio upgrades, turn-by-turn navigation for Ray-Ban smart glasses9to5GoogleCoverageDutch retailer Hans Anders halts sales of Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses over privacy concernsTechRadarCoverageMeta Glasses Nova (Gen 3) Review: Not Much NewWIRED
All Meta →GoogleAndroid XR
CoverageGoogle’s Next Android XR Device Is Arriving Ahead of Meta’s VR Glasses, at a Similar PriceCNETCoverageGoogle Translate could soon auto-save transcripts of your Live conversations, but not on Android XRAndroid AuthorityCoverageSmart glasses were being used to secretly film women 12 years agoTechRadarCoverage'Android XR Bridge' Tool Brings Quest Exclusives To PC VRUploadVR
All Google →AppleApple glasses
CoverageApple working on smart glasses for next year and new iterations of the Vision ProApple World TodayCoverageExclusive: First Look at HomePod Mini 2 in Three New ColorsMacRumorsCoverageApple Puts AirTag-Sized AI Pin on HoldMacRumorsCoverageApple's Smart Glasses to Enter a Rapidly Growing MarketMacRumors
All Apple →SnapSpecs
CoverageSunny & Spatial: Hands-on with SpecsAR InsiderCoverageSnap Specs Hands-On: Minimum Viable Consumer True AR GlassesUploadVRCoverageWatch Snap's CEO Demo Specs True AR Glasses Live On StageUploadVRCoverageSnap's Specs Have A Cross-Platform AI Agent & Optional Cellular Charging CaseUploadVR
All Snap →ChallengersXreal · Rokid · Samsung
XrealThese smart glasses put a 171-inch screen right in front of your eyes, and they're $50 offAndroid CentralXrealXreal Aura official pricing revealed: Priority Deposit remains active as we look to the holidaysAndroid CentralXrealXreal’s Aura Glasses and Meta’s VR Glasses Are Set for a SlugfestGizmodoXrealXreals Aura smartglasses will cost $1,279, preorders open soonMashable
All Challengers →Industry news
The market, the supply chain and the rules — stories no single maker ownsRelease dates, upcoming models and the release clock now live in the buying guide.Buying guide →