Lumus’s new waveguides enable 70° FOV thin glasses

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to try a private demo by Lumus, the company producing waveguides for smartglasses and AR glasses. And they finally showed me the path to 70° FOV AR glasses. Lumus Lumus is a company focused on creating waveguides for glasses (AR glasses or smartglasses). They don’t produce the glasses themselves, but […]

Snap unveils Specs: exclusive interview with the company, and some insights from the show floor

Today was the big day: Snap finally announced on the stage of AWE the Specs glasses, the first consumer-oriented AR glasses. I guess you’ve already read the news somewhere else, but let me give you some insights I got about it directly from AWE, plus show you an interview I had with the head of […]

The XR Week Peek (2026.06.14): Apple announces updates to VisionOS, Pico Project Swan was leaked, and more!

I’m here in Long Beach, California, and I can’t wait for AWE to start tomorrow! It’s going to be a great event, with the Snap Specs announcement, the public demos of XREAL Aura glasses, and a lot more! I will report to you as much as I can… stay tuned on my blog and my […]

The XR Week Peek (2026.06.07): Steam Frame releases this summer, Meta silently releases a facial recognition system, and more!

Hello everyone from Silicon Valley! Today I had a very pleasant meeting with some VR folks here… I had a really nice time, with the exception of the moment when someone took some pineapple and put it on his pizza. I had to wash my eyes with bleach to unsee what I just saw.  Anyway, apart […]

A visit to Huawei R&D Campus and some crazy tests with Huawei AI Glasses

Last week, I wrote a post for you describing my first-hand impressions of Huawei AI Glasses. In the article, I describe some special features of the glasses, such as their being waterproof, but then I add that, of course, I couldn’t try them during a store demo. Well, in an expected turn of events, I […]

The XR Week Peek (2026.06.01): Apple wants to conquer the eyewear market, Meta plans to launch 4 smartglasses, and more!

I’m back in Italy… but just for one week. I have 6 days to eat the most pasta and gelato that I can before going to the US, both to have meetings and to attend AWE in Long Beach! My trip to China has been one of the most interesting I have ever had in […]

Huawei AI Glasses hands-on: exclusive impressions from my hands-on in China

Thanks to my friends from the WAEA smartglasses association in Shenzhen, I have been able to try the new Huawei AI glasses at the Huawei store. I came out with pretty positive impressions, but not about everything… Huawei AI Glasses Huawei, one of the leading Chinese phone manufacturers, has recently launched its first AI glasses. […]

The XR Week Peek (2026.05.25): Google shows its glasses, Snap Specs may cost $2500, and more!

I’m currently in Shenzhen, and today I’m going to have quite a few interesting meetings! You’ll discover everything on my blog and social media channels very soon. Now let’s focus on the most important XR news of the week! Top news of the week Google I/O provided interesting updates about Android XR smartglasses and Project Aura Google I/O […]