Meta Ray-Ban Display Sells Out, Is "Apple Vision Air" Canceled!?

We discuss Meta’s latest Quest and Horizon OS updates — from the Quest Browser’s instant WebXR hit testing and v81’s Immersive Home, window anchoring and QuickPlay to Quest 3’s Windows 11 Remote Desktop ultrawide aspect options and Horizon+’s new indie catalog — plus Anduril’s revealed EagleEye military XR headset design, Samsung setting a date for its Android XR headset and a new Lynx tease that could run Google’s Android XR, and Apple Vision Pro news including live Apple Immersive LA Lakers games, Logitech’s Muse spatial stylus preorders, Apple selling PS VR2 Sense controllers for $250 next month, and the officially announced M5 Vision Pro with a Dual Knit Band.

We discuss leaked renders claiming Samsung’s Galaxy XR includes controllers, Samsung’s Google-powered HUD glasses potentially launching next year, and Valve’s next headset reportedly entering mass production; plus VRChat creators turning into birds with Quest Pro eye tracking, Meta’s latest shooter adding VR support after an uproar, the first technical details of Meta’s Horizon engine, Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema out now with M3GAN and The Black Phone, Meta AI data being used for targeted advertising starting in December, and a new reference to a Dual Knit Band for Apple Vision Pro.

We discuss Valve launching Steam Link on Pico headsets and Vive Focus Vision and Quest 3 and 3S usage surpassing Quest 2 on SteamVR; Meta Ray-Ban Display selling out as early adopters struggle to buy, plus our hands-on impressions of Meta Ray-Ban Display and the Meta Neural Band across New York City; and Apple’s latest moves, from a MotoGP tour de force placing you trackside with Apple Immersive Blackmagic cameras and a new Vision Pro appearing on the FCC website to Apple reportedly pausing Vision Air to prioritize smart glasses with a display.

We discuss a big week for immersive video with GoPro upgrading its 360 camera to challenge Insta360 and DJI, a MotoGP trackside showcase shot for Apple Immersive Video with Blackmagic rigs, and new Apple Immersive Video content coming from Red Bull, Audi, BBC Proms, CNN and more; Project Beyondex bringing Valve Index speakers to Bigscreen Beyond, Snap OS 2.0 pushing AR glasses closer to consumer-ready, and SiNGRAY G2’s standalone birdbath headset for enterprise; Meta’s v81 PTC letting you launch Link PC VR games from the Quest library and a new LA retail store for headsets and glasses; Pimax delaying Dream Air again while promising the widest micro‑OLED FOV; and Samsung’s Android XR headset reportedly launching October 21.

We discuss hands-on impressions of Meta’s Ray-Ban Display wristband and Horizon Hyperscape’s photorealistic scene capture on Quest 3, the Gen 2 Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Oakley Meta Vanguard with a wider FOV centered camera and IP67 resistance, Garmin watch integration, a new smart glasses SDK, Conversation Focus, and Michael Abrash’s vision for always-on contextual AI, plus a tease of the next Horizon OS system UI, an Avatar: Fire And Ash 3D teaser on Quest, Blumhouse Enhanced Cinema bringing M3GAN with immersive effects, Discord coming to Quest next year, and major Horizon upgrades including a 4x faster Engine, 100+ user instances, and AI-driven creation in Horizon Studio.

We discuss iPhone 17 Pro still being limited to 1080p 30 FPS for spatial video, Alterego’s “silent speech” approach to discreet dictation, the US Army’s field tests of hundreds of Anduril and Rivet AR headsets, Amazon reportedly working on Echo HUD glasses and the broader smart glasses boom, Porsche’s colocated Apple Vision Pro showcase of its new drivetrain and BMW using Quest 3 to train EV battery technicians, Meta reportedly burying Horizon Worlds child safety research, new scriptable conversational AI NPCs in Horizon Worlds, and our predictions and expectations for Meta Connect 2025.

We discuss Meta’s next steps for smart glasses, including Meta AI gaining calendar access and Meta Connect’s agenda essentially confirming a smart glasses SDK; Wist’s Minority Report-style memory replay on Apple Vision Pro and Quest; a surge in Quest 3 and 3S usage on SteamVR and whether sales and the Xbox Edition drove it; how Windows MR headsets are being revived by the free Oasis SteamVR driver, now auto-installed by the SteamVR beta; Valve bringing Steam Link to Pico headsets; and whether Valve’s newly registered Steam Frame trademark points to its next headset.

Smart Glasses1. Oakley Meta HSTN Glasses Now Shipping2. Meta Doesn't Expect To Sell Many Units Of Its HUD Glasses3. Meta's HUD Glasses Could Support Third-Party Apps4. Google Hasn't Yet Decided Whether To Release Its Own GlassesDevelopment & Computer Vision5. Quest v78 Improved The Passthrough Camera API's Image Quality6. Quest 3 Unity SDK Update Lets Developers Easily Track QR Codes7. Lynx Releases Open-Source Android 6DoF Positional Tracking System8. Horizon Worlds Creators Can Now AI-Generate Islands, And AI NPCs "Very Soon"9. No Man's Sky Is The First VR Game To Use PS5 Pro's PSSR AI Upscaling10. Samsung's Android XR Headset Will Reportedly Be $1800-$300011. Rec Room Halves Staff After 'Pushing A Giant Vision We Couldn't Realistically Deliver'12. Quest v81 PTC Completely Overhauls Your VR Home & Improves Meta AI13. Invisible Mobile Robots Can Make Deliveries To VR & AR, Princeton Researchers Show14. The VR Retail Experience Needs A Hard Reboot

 1. Sony Increases PS5 Console Prices In The US  Meta Quest News 2. Spatial Phone Lets You Use Your iPhone Or Android While Immersed On Quest 3. Hauntify On Quest 3 Now Uses Lasertag's Continuous Scene Meshing 4. Meta Delists Quest App That Let You Install APKs Without A PC 5. Meta CTO Gives Update On Quest 3's Long-Delayed Augments Feature  visionOS Media Watching Environments 6. Disney+ On Apple Vision Pro Gets Alien: Earth Environment 7. Hogwarts Great Hall Opens To HBO Max Subscribers On Apple Vision Pro  8. Vivo Vision Is 40% Lighter Than Apple Vision Pro & "Could" Be 1/3 The Price  Meta Smart Glasses News 9. Oakley Meta HSTN Glasses Preorders Open, Shipping Next Week 10. Meta To Reportedly Sell HUD Glasses With EMG Wristband For $800 11. Why Meta's First HUD Glasses Will Only Have A Display In One Eye

Interesting Quest Apps1. BeamXR Live Lets You Stream To Twitch & YouTube From Quest Without A PC2. Adobe Substance 3D Reviewer Lets Quest Owners View 3D Models Together For FreeQuest SDKs & Development3. Meta's Quest Runtime Optimizer Helps Unity Developers Fix Performance Bottlenecks4. Niantic Spatial SDK Brings Outdoor VPS & Long-Distance Live Meshing To Quest 3M5 Vision Pro & Vivo's Clone6. New Vision Pro With M5 Chip Spotted In Apple Code7. Vivo's Apple Vision Pro Copycat Is An In-Store Demo Only, For Now8. Pico 4 Ultra Gets Enhanced Body Tracking With 5 Pico Trackers & Travel Mode9. PlayStation VR2's Eye Tracking Now Works On PC Via Open-Source Driver ModMeta's Boba 3 & Tiramisu Prototypes10. Meta Boba 3 Prototype Hands-On: Ultra-Wide Field Of View Without Compromise11. Meta Tiramisu "Hyperrealistic VR" Hands-On: A Stunning Window Into Another World