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Renowned eyewear manufacturer, Essilor Luxottica, has entered into a collaboration with Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta for the creation of a more affordable range of AI glasses, targeting price-conscious customers. This move follows the successful release of AI…
Meta, a tech giant known for its innovative projects, seems to have hit a temporary halt on its advanced mixed reality glasses project. The anticipated launch, previously expected in late 2026, will likely be delayed until sometime in 2027. A Shift in…
On Thursday, Alibaba announced the release of its Quark artificial intelligence (AI) glasses in China, signalling the tech giant’s entry into the AI wearables market that is currently led by Meta. The headset, priced starting from 1899 yuan (equivalent to…
During the recent Meta Connect event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the Meta Ray-Ban Display, their latest innovation in smart glasses technology. This newly introduced product, featuring an integrated display, is not classified as an Augmented Reality (AR)…
In a notable shift within the Asian retail landscape, Walmart is making headlines by announcing the closure of its stores in Japan, yet continues to navigate the maze of international markets by expanding its e-commerce services in other regions. The retail…
There aren’t many new products to gather the attention and hype that the Apple Glasses AR/VR headset has managed to accumulate in the past few months. Apple’s rumored wearable often occupies headlines and leaks about its features are flying left and right.…
Meta and Ray-Ban’s Stories glasses just received their latest software update, which broadens up the voice capabilities of their product. The newest Stories glasses update enables you to control them with your voice. You can tell the built-in voice assistant…
Eyewear retailer Owndays has launched a new sunglass range branded Chateaubriand in collaboration with restaurant brand Wagyumafia. The collaboration model is all about portraying the theme handmade in Japan with simple and basic in mind, the company says.…
Football legend David Beckham has launched his own eyewear collection, Eyewear by David Beckham, in partnership with Safilo Group. Made in Italy, the collection features both optical frames and sunglasses with clean, modern silhouettes and a focus on…
Apple is betting heavily on augmented reality is the next big thing and a new report by Bloomberg suggests the public could soon see the results of years of development. According to Mark Gurman, Apple is targeting next year for the release of its highly…
By now, many of you know that Apple’s next big thing is NOT going to be the HomePod. Actually, for a few years now, analysts have been expecting Apple to introduce AR glasses as soon as 2020-2021. There have been two schools of thought here; one is that this…
Los Angeles eyewear brand Dita has opened its latest Tokyo store this week, marking its second Japanese and global location. Located in the capital’s Minami Aoyama 5-chome, the Dita store covers 69 square metres andrepresents Dita’s latest retail concept,…
Travel Blue has secured several listings for its Z-ZOOM reading glasses brand which launched at the recent TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition. Travel Blue said the brand received a lot of positive feedback from buyers and that footfall to Z-ZOOM’s booth was strong.…
