Augmented Reality – Display Daily

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

Researchers Create Very Bright Emissive Microdisplays Using Multiple Stacked OLEDs

by Joseph Bryans

Quantitative data from the Fraunhofer IPMS team highlights the tangible gains of stacked OLEDs: such as a marked increase in operational lifetime.

Tags:Augmented Reality| mcirodisplays| OLED| research| showcase

VueReal Takes MicroLED in New Directions at CES 2025

by Emory Kale

By embedding MicroLED displays onto polysilicon solar panels, VueReal has demonstrated the ability to power wearable devices, such as smartwatches, without external charging.

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| CES 2025| MicroLED| VueReal

Swave Photonics Secures $28 Million Series A to Propel Holographic AR

by Joseph Bryans

The company had previously raised $10 million in a seed round in 2023.

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2025| Holographic Displays| Swave Photonics