Remix Reality Weekly
This week’s Remix Reality drop explores the next wave of spatial systems: Solos’ modular AI glasses, Google’s on-device Gemini model for robots, and Swave’s chip-based holography for true 3D displays. Plus, a look at why smartglasses are becoming the new battleground for fashion, form, and function.
Remix Reality Insider
Your premium drop on the systems, machines, and forces reshaping reality. From modular smartglasses and Oakley’s heritage to robots built for the job—not the fantasy—this week’s issue decodes the cultural shift driving spatial tech, breaks down the spatial computing stack, and points to what’s next.
Editorial
Before Oakley HSTN, there was Airwave, a pair of connected ski goggles powered by Recon Instruments and built for the slopes.
Before Oakley HSTN, there was Airwave, a pair of connected ski goggles powered by Recon Instruments and built for the slopes.
From walking the floor to tuning into keynotes and side conversations, I noticed six consistent themes that clearly show where XR stands today and where it’s headed.
Remixers! I am so happy to see you here! It is an exciting time in technology. AI is a new form of electricity, powering innovations at a speed and impact we haven’t seen before. New devices, including head-worn
Shortly after making an official announcement of OpenAI's acquisition of Jony Ive’s hardware company, io, for $6.5 billion, news was leaked that OpenAI was working on a family of devices. While there wasn’t much information on this new series of hardware
Companies have already begun tapping into the immersive power of MR headsets, propelling their brands into the next dimension.
If you listen closely, you can hear a new shift is upon us. This time, our digital experience is moving out from behind the screen. The era of Spatial Computing is upon us, and it is set to reshape our lives even greater than the previous waves of computing before it.
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Solos debuted its next-generation smart glasses—AirGo A5 and AirGo V2—at the Smart Glasses Symposium 2025 in Hong Kong.
The University of California, Davis has partnered with Proteus Space to launch a government-sponsored satellite featuring an AI-powered digital twin. Scheduled for launch in October 2025 from Vandenberg Space Force Base
Swave Photonics announced a follow-on investment of €6 million to its Series A round, bringing new capital from Samsung Ventures alongside existing backer IAG Capital Partners. The new funding follows a previous €27 million Series A raise in January 2025.
Alipay is taking its digital payment technology into a new setting: smartglasses. The company has partnered with Rokid to bring voice-activated, in-store payments to Rokid's AR glasses, with over 250,000 units already pre-ordered and integrated with Alipay’s digital payment technology.
Google has introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, a new version of its multimodal robotics AI designed to operate directly on robotic hardware. Based on the Gemini Robotics system launched in March
Meta and Xbox have officially launched the Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition, a special release celebrating the expansion of Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) on Quest headsets.
DAZN and Meta have partnered to deliver the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 through a new extended reality app on Meta Quest. Available only in the U.S., the DAZN: FIFA Club World Cup XR Experience app streams all 63 tournament matches live for free.
According to KED Global, Google has reportedly signed an agreement to invest approximately 145 billion won (around $100 million) in Gentle Monster.
According to IDC, the global AR/VR headset market grew 18.1% year-over-year in Q1 2025, driven by rising demand for Mixed Reality, Extended Reality, and optical-see-through (OST) devices.
Yum China has introduced "Q-Smart," a hands-free AI assistant designed to support restaurant managers in daily operations.
Power stations that move electricity over long distances—called ultra-high voltage (UHV) substations—are tough to inspect. They come with what the industry calls the "three highs": high safety risks for people, highly complex equipment layouts, and low efficiency in high-precision fault detection.
TDK Corporation announced it has purchased SoftEye, Inc., a firm specializing in integrated technologies for AI/smartglasses. SoftEye is now a wholly owned subsidiary operating under TDK.
