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On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we talk through all of the major rumors surrounding Apple's announcements at WWDC 2026. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos...

Apple will stream WWDC 2026 through the Apple TV app, its websites, and YouTube, giving viewers several ways to watch the company's biggest software event of the year. Besides reading here on...

Vertigo Games, the Netherlands-based VR veteran behind a host of popular titles, is closing its Amsterdam studio, citing continued challenges within the VR games market. The news was announced by CEO...

Apple has yet to finalize whether its upcoming foldable iPhone will be available in black, according to a questionable new rumor. The Weibo leaker known as "Instant Digital" commented today that...

Apple has several hardware releases in the pipeline, but will we see any of them unveiled at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference? WWDC is primarily a software event where new versions of iOS,...

A new report indicates the Meta Ray-Ban companion app is capable of face recognition and is designed to identify users from images and videos taken on its paired smart glasses. more…

Snapchat parent Snap has acquired Illumix, an augmented reality software company behind Five Nights at Freddy’s AR: Special Delivery (2019), an AR adaptation of the popular horror franchise. The...

Turns out the Meta AI app already has dormant code for facial recognition on it.

Both the upcoming second generation of the Steam Machine and the Steam Frame VR headset will get a verification program for games, a la the Steam Deck. That’s according to Valve, in the latest Steam...

Apple is surely laser-focused now on next week's WWDC, but it did take a moment for a rare swipe at a rival, and it seems to have made some harsh choices about Apple Vision Pro.It doesn't look like...

Vertigo Games, known for its VR work, is closing its Amsterdam studio.

WWDC is just around the corner. Here's what to expect from Apple about the future of iOS 27, macOS 27, AI, and Siri.The WWDC 2026 logo - Image Credit: AppleApple's annual Worldwide Developer...

June is here, and Apple fans know what that means: It's time for the annual Worldwide Developers Conference, better known as WWDC.While most of the event is catered to developers, the opening keynote...

VidCon is back again this year in Anaheim, with plenty of new surprises in store for fans and content creators alike.The event is set to take place from Thursday, June 25, to Saturday, June 27, and...

Meta has quietly added facial recognition tech for its smart glasses to its Meta AI app. A Wired investigation discovered that the code has been added to Meta's AI app over "multiple updates this...

We still don’t know exactly when Steam Frame, Valve’s standalone VR headset, is set to launch, although now the company has confirmed both it and Steam Machine are slated to arrive this summer. Valve...

It's coming home. It's coming to your home (provided you've got the money and desire to buy it). The Steam Machine is coming to homes this summer, Valve have confirmed as they've added both the...

Valve intends to release its Steam Machine and Steam Frame this summer. Read more

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts. In May, Mr. Bond does it again as 007 First Light topped the Asia charts for PS5, while NTE:...

In a distinctly Valve-like move, the Steam company has shared the new release window for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame buried within a seemingly minor announcement. A few hours ago, Valve...

What’s the story? Snap has reportedly acquired spatial AR company Illumix, adding its platform and most of its staff as Snap continues work on its Specs AR glasses platform. Why ... continue reading...

Acer and Huawei enter the smart glasses market while Microsoft Build wraps, WWDC looms, and AWE USA fast approaches. We have these and other items from AI and XR realms through the eyes of Charlie...

A WIRED investigation claims Meta quietly embedded facial recognition technology into its smart glasses ecosystem, reviving privacy concerns around biometric surveillance and wearable AI.

Apple's incoming CEO erased every Vision headset from the roadmap, two Quest 3 units are heading to the ISS, Meta cut Supernatural loose, Acer came back to XR, and the most important rhythm game ever made turned eight. One of the busiest weeks of the year, recapped.

Ming-Chi Kuo reports that incoming Apple CEO John Ternus signed off on a sweeping overhaul of the Vision product roadmap. Every Vision Pro successor is gone. What remains is a display-free AI glasses product in 2027 and waveguide AR glasses that have slipped to 2029.

In a year marked by severe component price hikes and shortages, Valve is still determined to release Steam Machine and Steam Frame by the end of summer. The company confirmed as much as it announced...

Still no price in sight.

The company also confirmed that its standalone VR headset will arrive in that same timeframe

Annual developer conferences aren't always the most engaging events, but the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference tends to be a lot more interesting than, say, Microsoft Build.WWDC 2026 is shaping...

Credit: Joanna Stern / YouTube TL;DR Meta has reportedly embedded unreleased face-recognition code for its smart glasses inside the Meta AI app. The feature, internally called NameTag, does not...

Meta was previously reported to be exploring facial recognition for its smart glasses.

State of Play brought plenty of big announcements this week, showing off tons of great games that'll be arriving over the next few months and years. But right now you can also cash in on some great...

Kane Parsons, the 20-year-old director of one of 2026's most successful movies in Backrooms, is also a big fan of game developer Valve and specifically how the company is known to select its...

Last week, I wrote a post for you describing my first-hand impressions of Huawei AI Glasses. In the article, I describe some special features of the glasses, such as their being waterproof, but then...

Apple today announced that nine new games are coming to Apple Arcade, including a mobile version of the popular game show Family Feud. The following four games were added to Apple Arcade today:Mini...

A report a year ago said that we could expect an Apple Vision Air product in the second half of 2027. This was expected to address both of the issues that have led to the Vision Pro being such a...

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve begins with a losing war. After a lightning strike by the Republic of Sotoa, the armed forces of the Federation of Central Usea are struggling to survive — and as an FCU...

Supernatural won’t be in ‘maintenance mode’ for long, because Meta announced it’s effectively spun out the VR fitness app into an independent company, Supernatural Health. The founders and coaches...

Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Many modders are charging $50 to $100 to physically destroy the recording LED on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, creating an undetected “stealth mode.”...

Following demand signals all around us, Apple has reframed its AR play. It's not about disrupting computing with a face-worn spatial UX, but rather disrupting the $200 billion eyewear market with...

A six-year collaboration between Meta and the European Space Agency is sending two Quest 3 headsets to the ISS, where astronauts will use them to rehearse spacewalks before stepping out the hatch. Consumer VR hardware just earned its way into the most demanding training environment there is.

Meta is spinning out Supernatural into an independent company, Supernatural Health, three years after its $400 million acquisition of Within. The original founders and coaches return, the current app shuts down December 3, and the subscription doubles to $20 a month.

At Computex 2026 Acer unveiled the AR Vision GR0 display glasses and Gemini-powered GI0 AI Glasses, its first XR hardware since 2019. Aggressive pricing meets a 60Hz spec sheet, and another PC giant joins the smart glasses race.

Season 4 goes live in Black Ops 7 and Warzone on June 4, and the developer's patch notes reveal all the major changes for Call of Duty’s various modes. These adjustments include a nerf for the...

More images have surfaced of a black colorway for the Apple Vision Pro, this time showing more of the important parts of the headset sporting the hue. Though, you shouldn't get excited about a...

Apple's head-mounted hardware plans are slowly being cut, reportedly by new CEO John Ternus himself, with Vision Air said to be killed off alongside Display glasses.Smart glasses like Apple Glass are...

There’s just something special about Apple Vision Pro and airplanes. From turning in-flight entertainment into a cinematic experience to supporting the world’s most advanced flight simulator, Apple...

After a few years of declines – mostly due to the hangover from circa-2021 "metaverse mania," XR venture funding grew 117 percent last year. What's behind the rebound? We examine the latest data from...

PiEEG, a Scotland-based brain-computer interface (BCI) startup, announced it’s launching a facial interface for Quest headsets that aims to turn your brain signals and facial micro-expressions into...

What’s the story? Lenovo, Invisionary and Intel have launched an immersive AI fan engagement platform with Newcastle United, built around Invisionary’s LUX-75 display. Why it matters The deployment...

Meta released open-source agentic tools for native Quest development, anchored by the Horizon Debug Bridge: an MCP server with 40+ tools that lets AI coding assistants search docs, debug on real headsets, and analyze performance traces. The native toolchain just caught up to the AI era.

Rec Room went dark on June 1 and Spatial is sunsetting its creator tiers next month. The platforms that keep dying share one trait, and the open, self-hostable alternatives that keep surviving share another.

Apple has proposed an Apple Pencil-like stylus that could be used with Apple Vision Pro to convey the texture of virtual objects through haptic feedback.Apple Pencil can now react to the surface of...

It is that time of the year again: I’m headed to AWE USA! Yeah, I know, I have just got back from China. And after just one week in Italy, I will travel again. My jet lag is going to be crazy. I’ve...

Beat Saber just hit its eighth anniversary with three free new tracks, including an original in-house song. Eight years and nearly 10 million copies later, it is still the game I hand a headset to first. Here is why it works, from someone who makes music for a living.

The Boys: Trigger Warning lands on PSVR2 on June 9 as a PS5 Pro Enhanced build with community-requested improvements. After playing the Quest version, I think the PlayStation one is the one to wait for.

Augmented World Expo returns to Long Beach June 15 to 18 under the theme 'I, Spatial: Humans Empowered by Spatial AI.' Here is what the must-attend XR conference is signaling about where the industry is headed in the back half of 2026.

Korpi Games brought its realistic hunting simulator to PSVR2 and Meta Quest on May 27 at $24.99, with 64 square kilometer open worlds, six-player co-op, and platform-specific features that lean hard on each headset's hardware.

Three weeks ago I previewed a stacked May release calendar. The month is nearly done, so here is the honest accounting: what hit, what slipped, what surprised me, and what you should be playing this weekend.

Virtuix landed a U.S. Air Force AFWERX Phase I award for its Virtual Terrain Walk mission-rehearsal platform. After years selling VR treadmills to gamers, the company found the customer whose problem its hardware actually solves.

Bigscreen has shipped tens of thousands of Beyond 2 headsets, cleared its preorder backlog, and crossed 1% of Steam VR users, passing the HTC Vive Pro. For a boutique PCVR headset that costs over a thousand dollars, that is a remarkable result.

Meta locked in Connect 2026 for September 23 to 24 and teased a new pair of smart glasses in the same breath. The product it chose to dangle tells you exactly where Reality Labs is spending its attention this year.

Meta has reportedly signed Seeya Technology and BOE's BMOT division to supply OLED microdisplays for its next flagship Quest headset, ending a multi-year detour through LCD and pointing to a steeper price tier built to compete with Apple's Vision Pro and Samsung's incoming Galaxy XR.

Meta launched a developer preview for Ray-Ban Display with two SDK paths: a native mobile toolkit for iOS and Android, and a new Web Apps route using standard HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Developers can now push content directly into the in-lens display for the first time.

Godot just shipped v5.1 of its OpenXR Vendors plugin with trackables, dynamic resolution, unbounded reference space, and a Direct Preview workflow upgrade. Android XR development on the open-source engine just caught up to Quest.

Trebuchet's open-world VR flight adventure Compass drops May 28 on Quest 3 and SteamVR. You pilot a cargo ship through pastel skies, leave the cockpit to grapple across floating landscapes, and scout for an airborne caravan. I am very into this.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic is now on Steam VR after April's PSVR2 launch. It is the first FNAF built ground-up for a headset, and the design choices say a lot about where Steel Wool thinks the franchise belongs.