XGIMI's MemoMind One is a good pair of smart glasses blighted by a creepy AI that spies on you.

It’s too early to know for sure, but my sense is that we’re going to see a flood of companies enter the smart-glasses market

The Snapdragon Reality Elite will first arrive in Xreal’s Aura Android XR glasses this fall. is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 years of experience reporting on wearables,

Smart glasses are rapidly evolving from niche gadgets into mainstream consumer technology. Devices from companies such as Meta, Google, Apple, and Snap are increasingly capable of displaying notifications,

Earlier this year, the New York Times reported that Meta was developing software for its smart glasses to identify people, presumably using data from its social networks, such as Facebook and Instagram. The article cited an internal memo from Meta that said political tumult in the US would distract critics from the feature's release.

The Ray-Ban Meta lineup has achieved a 'rare' feat in consumer tech, IDC says: Making something people will wear in public. That's good news for Google's Android XR platform and Apple.

Snap’s $2,195 Specs bring full AR displays, AI assistance, and privacy questions to a wearables market led by Meta smart glasses.