AWE 2026 Live: Smart Glasses Bring AI to Our Faces

Artificial Intelligence is disrupting the world in general, and technology more specifically, and one of the manifestations of this is the emergence of new devices such as Smart glasses. I’ve been covering the rise of wearables, virtual reality, and augmented reality for more than 15 years, but the current moment is more fluid than ever.

This week, I’ll be in Long Beach, California Horror 2026the largest AR/VR-focused conference of the year. I’ll see and report on what’s new and how AI settles into what many companies hope will be everyday spectacles for all of us.

dead She already has a lot of smart glasses, Google will launch its own wave later this year, and popa maker of smart glasses for years before Meta, has a pair of augmented reality glasses planned for 2026 as well. Apple new infusion of Siri AI In all its devices, which were announced last week in WWDC — where I took an in-depth look at how Siri works — Tips about smart glasses Which could arrive next year. There’s a lot to keep track of.

Virtual reality is still going strong as well. Apple is Developing its own Vision Pro softwarePico, owned by Bytedance, is of high quality Mixed reality headset On its way, and Valve is independent Steam frame Should arrive this summer. Google and Xreal are going to new heights with glasses-sized VR-like headsets Hala ProjectIt is also expected this year.

All this amid inflation and Electronics prices rise.

In AWE, I’ll ask questions and explore what’s happening as Google, Meta, and Apple continue to advance in the space, and take a peek at the chips, displays, and sensors (and experiments) that could show us where wearables go next.

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