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Discover the biggest smart glasses reveals from Google I/O 2026, including Project Aura, Android XR updates, and new AR hardware from Samsung and XREAL.

Alphabet’s Google has entered the glasses race by partnering with Xreal Inc. on the first spectacles to run an augmented-reality version of its operating system. At the Google I/O conference on ...

Google is reorganizing a number of its hardware teams, which will see layoffs affecting a few hundred roles across its Devices & Services units. As reported by 9to5Google, Google’s first-party AR ...

Google launched AR Beauty ads. Brands can promote products using virtual try-on. The ads let users "try on" makeup products interactively. Expanding AR tools helps brands connect with beauty shoppers ...

Google has scrapped its plans for next-gen augmented reality glasses. The company has decided to pivot to developing software platforms for AR instead. Google employees were reportedly frustrated with ...

Google sees augmented reality (AR) as a new, potentially quite effective advertising medium. Today, the search giant announced the launch of AR Beauty ads, a new smartphone ad type that allows brands ...

Google gave the world a sneak peek of its upcoming AR glasses last I/O 2022 in May, and it presented its soon-coming technology that would join the company's lineup and integration. The wearable tech ...