Augmented Reality – Display Daily

Display Week 2025 Wrap-up: How AI and AR Could Reshape Everything

by Barry Young

The Crystal Cycle is over, and the display industry based on area that we knew no longer exists.

XR Display Market Set for Modest Growth in 2025 as AR Smart Glasses Drive Innovation

by Shawnee Blackwood

OLED-on-Silicon displays are projected to see their market share decrease to 75%, ceding ground to MicroLED and LCoS alternatives.

Tags:Augmented Reality| Counterpoint| Market Data| VR

Meizu Launches Offline Payment Function for AR Glasses

by Emory Kale

The company operates as part of DreamSmart Group, which maintains product lines across smartphones, XR technology, and smart vehicles.

Tags:Augmented Reality| smart glasses| XR

Global VR Market Declines for a Third Straight Year

by Shawnee Blackwood

The next wave of immersive tech will hinge on whether key players can broaden use cases, refine hardware and tap into the growing synergy between AI and XR experiences.

TCL Unveils Two New VR Displays

by Emory Kale

Company uses COA technology and a high-efficiency MiniLED backlight to improve luminous efficiency by about 40 percent.

Tags:Augmented Reality| MWC2025| TCL CSOT| VR

Microoled, STMicroelectronics, and Quanta Collaborate on AR Smart Glasses Reference Design

by Joseph Bryans

The reference design uses Microoled’s Light AR software and can be customized with different optics and display modules.

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microoled| Quanta| smart glasses| STMicroelectronics

Meta’s Reality Labs Launches Aria 2 AR Research Glasses

by Shawnee Blackwood

Reality Labs says that the ultimate goal is to make augmented reality more intuitive and valuable to everyday life.

Tags:Augmented Reality| meta| Reality Labs| smart glasses

Cross-Industry Collaborations and New Products Drive AR and XR Momentum

by Omid Rahmat

Major industry players have unveiled initiatives that signal an accelerated drive toward immersive, consumer-ready AR devices.

Cellid Secures $13 Million in Funding for Next-Generation AR Glasses Modules and Displays

by Emory Kale

The funds will be used to ramp up production and development.

Tags:Augmented Reality| smart glasses| Waveguide Display

We Don’t Need No Stinking VR

by Omid Rahmat

Stepping up from 3D to 2D could be the next big leap for Alt Reality products.

Swave Photonics Raises $28M for AR Display Breakthrough with Nanopixel Holography

by David Harold

Swave’s HXR technology uses the smallest pixels available to manipulate light and create 3D holographic images

Tags:Augmented Reality| Holographic Displays| showcase| spatial computing| Swave Photonics

Nano-Engineered Lenses Promise More Comfortable Virtual Reality

by Joseph Bryans

While conventional optical components can help adjust the light path and reduce eye strain, they tend to be bulky and heavy, making them impractical for head-mounted devices.

Tags:Augmented Reality| Metalens| research| showcase| VR