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The topics the wire covered most, Aug 17 to Aug 23 — ranked by stories and outletsMeta
14 stories · 9 sources- Meta patent might solve privacy concerns on smart glasses with a 'hardware lock'
- Are Meta smart glasses doomed to fail like Google Glass? Have your say on what fate is most likely for wearable cameras
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The next dates on the calendar — the full list holds the restConferenceIFA 2026Berlin's consumer-electronics floor. There is no developer track, but the makers who skip CES show their next frames here, and the European launch dates tend to be set the same week.Berlin, Germany
ConferenceSPECS Launch 2026Announced in newsroom.snap.com: “See for Yourself: Watch the SPECS Launch on September 16”. Programme and registration are on the organiser's page.Los Angeles, USA · Online
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Latest from each maker's press desk and coverageMetaMeta glasses
CoverageMeta patent might solve privacy concerns on smart glasses with a 'hardware lock'Android CentralCoverageAre Meta smart glasses doomed to fail like Google Glass? Have your say on what fate is most likely for wearable camerasTechRadarCoverageForget Weatherspoons — patchwork bans won't fix the Meta glasses' privacy crisis, so what comes next?TechRadarCoverageYour next cinema trip could come with a Meta smart glasses banDigital Trends
All Meta →GoogleAndroid XR
DeveloperJetpack XR SDK core libraries reach beta: The next milestone for Android XRAndroid Developers BlogCoverageQuote of the day by Julian Assange: 'If you want a vision of the future, imagine Washington-backed Google Glasses strapped onto vacant human faces — forever'TechRadarCoverageAndroid XR prototype glasses hands-on: the usual great UX from GoogleThe Ghost HowlsCoverageGentle Monster Plans Massive North America & Europe Retail Expansion Amid Smart Glasses RolloutRoad to VR
All Google →AppleApple glasses
CoverageA new patent filing shows that Apple wants to address smart glasses privacy violationsApple World TodayCoverageFitness+ and fitness tracking could come to a future version of Apple’s smart glassesApple World TodayCoverageApple is Reportedly Eyeing Fitness as the Killer App for Future Smart GlassesRoad to VRCoverageApple's Smart Glasses Could Become Its Next Health DeviceMacRumors
All Apple →SnapSpecs
CoverageAI/XR Beats: Anthropic Revenue Surges, Snap Takes AR Long ViewAR InsiderCoverageSnap Q2 Earnings: CEO Says Its AR Glasses May Not Go Mainstream For YearsUC TodayCoverageSnap CEO addresses Specs preorder interest during Q2 earnings callMashableCoverageSnap to Show In-depth Look at ‘Specs’ AR Glasses in September EventRoad to VR
All Snap →ChallengersXreal · Rokid · Samsung
L’Atitude 52°NI wore these obnoxious, travel-focused smart glasses for a week on vacation and learned more than I’d bargained for about the stony steps of SantoriniTechRadarXrealI wore Virtue and Xreal's new budget-friendly AR glasses for a week — and this is the pair I'd buyTomRayNeoRayNeo holds nothing back with iO smart glasses HUD and the pure cinema GT MaxAndroid CentralRayNeoRayNeo’s new iO Smart Glasses slip a tiny display into your line of sightDigital Trends
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