# smartglasses (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover smartglasses. Page: Feed: --- ## [Hands-on: Immersix may revolutionize eye tracking with its accuracy](https://skarredghost.com/2026/08/19/immersix-eye-tracking-impressions/) _2026-08-19 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ I realized I never told you about a very interesting startup I met in May at the VR/AR Expo China in Shanghai: it is called Immersix and is bringing a slew of innovations to the eye-tracking field. Immersix and its retina tracking Immersix is a Western startup focused on building eye-tracking solutions for XR. Its \[…\] The post Hands-on: Immersix may revolutionize eye tracking with its accuracy… ## [The XR Week Peek (2026.08.17): VR Games Showcase, the pressure on smartglasses, and more!](https://skarredghost.com/2026/08/17/vr-games-showcase-meta-glasses/) _2026-08-17 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ This has been a very special week for me because my blog turned 10 years old. It’s a huge achievement, and I’m super proud of it and super thankful for all the people who helped me reach this result. I also want to thank the community for the very nice comments on social media about \[…\] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.08.17): VR Games Showcase, the pressure on smartglasses, and more! appeared… ## [10 years of The Ghost Howls](https://skarredghost.com/2026/08/15/10-years/) _2026-08-15 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ Exactly today, my blog turns 10 years old. It is a huge achievement. Or better, it is a HUUUUUUUGE achievement! This morning I started thinking about this since I woke up. And a lot of emotions started going through me since then. I feel surprised to have reached such a milestone: when I started, I \[…\] The post 10 years of The Ghost Howls appeared first on The Ghost Howls . ## [Oxford Optical Labs aims to make varifocal headsets possible](https://skarredghost.com/2026/08/13/oxford-optical-labs-fluid-lens-varifocal/) _2026-08-13 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ One of the startups I absolutely wanted to visit at AWE was Oxford Optical Labs (OOL) because it is developing special lenses that can change their focus on demand. This company got me intrigued since the first time I spoke with them during my AWE preview interview, because its technology could enable varifocal headsets in \[…\] The post Oxford Optical Labs aims to make varifocal headsets possible… ## [The XR Week Peek (2026.10.08): New rumors on Steam Frame, new VR mods, and more!](https://skarredghost.com/2026/08/10/steam-frame-vr-mods/) _2026-08-10 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ Are you ready for a new episode of this roundup of the best XR news of the week? Of course you are… otherwise, you wouldn’t be here! Top news of the week Speculations and updates about the Steam Frame The launch of the Steam Frame is getting closer, and we are keeping having updates and speculations about \[…\] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.10.08): New rumors on Steam Frame, new VR mods, and more!… ## [Raven Prism are the glasses that care the most about privacy](https://skarredghost.com/2026/08/06/raven-prism-impressions/) _2026-08-06 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ At AWE, I was able to get in touch with the team building the Raven Prism, which are upcoming smart glasses with a strong focus on privacy and openness. Let me tell you more about this very interesting project! Raven Resonance Raven Resonance is an American startup focused on building AR glasses (smartglasses) with a \[…\] The post Raven Prism are the glasses that care the most about privacy… ## [The XR Week Peek (2026.08.03): SPECS’s specs to be unveiled in September, Altspace VR is being rebooted, and more!](https://skarredghost.com/2026/08/03/specs-altspace-vr/) _2026-08-03 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ It’s hot here in Italy… It’s so hot that I miss my time in November in Finland when I was freezing! This week in XR has been kinda lukewarm, with no huge news happening, but this newsletter is still going to be cool, with some interesting news and a lot of fun links at the \[…\] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.08.03): SPECS’s specs to be unveiled in September, Altspace VR is being rebooted, and… ## [Hands-on Canon’s $20K headset and very small MR prototype](https://skarredghost.com/2026/07/30/canon-mr-headset-impressions/) _2026-07-30 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ One of the most incredible experiences I had at AWE was trying out Canon’s mixed-reality headsets. One was incredibly small, and the other one incredibly expensive ($20K!!!). Let me tell you everything about these very special hands-on sessions I had. \[Notice: I tried these devices for just a few minutes each. This is a “first \[…\] The post Hands-on Canon’s $20K headset and very small MR prototype… ## [The XR Week Peek (2026.07.27): AI-coded mods are bringing new content to PCVR, Samsung unveils new glasses, and more!](https://skarredghost.com/2026/07/27/ai-pc-vr-mods-samsung/) _2026-07-27 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ It’s summertime! Many people are going on vacation, the VR magazines have reduced the amount of news they publish, but I’m still here writing for you the summary of the most important pieces of XR news of the week! This week we actually had quite a few notable things happen, so this Week Peek will \[…\] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.07.27): AI-coded mods are bringing new content to PCVR, Samsung… ## [Radiant Images offers a portable system to record Gaussian Splat videos](https://skarredghost.com/2026/07/23/radiant-images-volumetric-videos/) _2026-07-23 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ I’m intrigued by Gaussian Splat videos because they have the potential to bring a person in front of you, as if he/she were really there. Combined with mixed reality, they can really make you feel like an idol of yours is there, at home with you. That’s why I was happy when, at AWE, I \[…\] The post Radiant Images offers a portable system to record Gaussian Splat videos appeared first on The Ghost… ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OWuz1e1B2hhK) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [Android XR prototype glasses hands-on: the usual great UX from Google](https://skarredghost.com/2026/07/21/android-xr-glasses-hands-on-2/) _2026-07-21 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ At AWE, one of my most important experiences for me was going hands-on with the prototype Android XR smartglasses by Google, the ones you have probably seen during the keynote at Google I/O. Let me tell you about my experience with them! Android XR smartglasses It’s widely known that Google and Samsung are working together \[…\] The post Android XR prototype glasses hands-on: the usual great UX from… ## [The XR Week Peek (2026.07.20): Smartglasses have a privacy issue, Lenovo lays off XR business unit, and more!](https://skarredghost.com/2026/07/20/smartglasses-privacy-lenovo/) _2026-07-20 · Skarredghost · The Ghost Howls_ Yesterday, the Football World Cup ended, and now I feel like I don’t know anymore how to spend my evenings. Compliments to Spain, by the way… I hope that in four years we will be able to play against them… I couldn’t stand another World Cup without Italy! Anyway, enough talking about football… let’s dig into \[…\] The post The XR Week Peek (2026.07.20): Smartglasses have a privacy issue, Lenovo lays… ## [Recently the discussion on AI consciousness flared up again after reports on Anthropic’s new…](https://seeingwithsound.tumblr.com/post/822024403516899328) _2026-07-13 · The vOICe - Seeing with Sound_ ALT Recently the discussion on AI consciousness flared up again after reports on Anthropic's new "J-lens" inside Claude that supposedly mirrors a leading theory of consciousness https://venturebeat.com/technology/anthropics-new-j-lens-reveals-a-silent-workspace-inside-claude-that-mirrors-a-leading-theory-of-consciousness Some consciousness researchers next responded with their thoughts on a… ## [Will we all become cyborgs? Interview with Peter Meijer by Lidziya Tarasenka for 2Digital.](https://seeingwithsound.tumblr.com/post/809075994743963648) _2026-02-20 · The vOICe - Seeing with Sound_ Will We All Become Cyborgs? Will we all become cyborgs? Interview with Peter Meijer by Lidziya Tarasenka for 2Digital. ALT ## [Sensory substitution training for the sighted: visualize the soundscapes ahead of seeing their…](https://seeingwithsound.tumblr.com/post/782098794913431552) _2025-04-28 · The vOICe - Seeing with Sound_ Sensory substitution training for the sighted: visualize the soundscapes ahead of seeing their source image, and next keep the correct mental imagery in your mind while hearing the soundscapes again until the source image gets reconfirmed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVugtxWmW4E Use a stereo headset! ## [A congenitally blind user of The vOICe for Android running on Vuzix M400 smart glasses reported today:](https://seeingwithsound.tumblr.com/post/778559713089601536) _2025-03-20 · The vOICe - Seeing with Sound_ "I was on my sky walk the other day and as I was walking around, I realized that I could see large structures which had some kind of separations. I was reasonably certain the structures were buildings due to prior visual experience. I checked with sighted assistance and indeed I was looking at the buildings around the sky walk. I could see the gaps between individual floors which was fun." March… ## [Smart glasses with AI-based scene description, OCR for reading print, and visual-to-auditory sensory…](https://seeingwithsound.tumblr.com/post/768874749359177728) _2024-12-03 · The vOICe - Seeing with Sound_ Smart glasses with AI-based scene description, OCR for reading print, and visual-to-auditory sensory substitution for "raw vision" will erode the market opportunities for implantable visual prostheses. https://www.seeingwithsound.com/neuralink.htm ## [Visual Cognitive Neuroscience: Exploring the fuzzy boundary between seeing and thinking](https://seeingwithsound.tumblr.com/post/768496353801273344) _2024-11-29 · The vOICe - Seeing with Sound_ (YouTube) Inaugural Lecture Marius Peelen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T6Q6a4u69Y&t=994s "There are now sensory substitution devices that transform visual input into sound patterns making use of this overlap in representation. After some training such devices allow blind individuals to recognize shapes based on these sound patterns. Interestingly, research has shown that this is achieved by… ## [#BCI #NeuroTech #neuroscience #blind #blindness](https://seeingwithsound.tumblr.com/post/767193115902771200) _2024-11-15 · The vOICe - Seeing with Sound_ White paper: Why The vOICe will defeat Neuralink Blindsight #BCI #NeuroTech #neuroscience #blind #blindness