Google’s new Android XR platform is a major leap forward in how we experience digital worlds. Android XR isn’t just about immersion; it’s about connection. The “XR” stands for “extended reality,” a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes. Augmented World Expo 2025, now in its 16th year, wrapped up ...

In what has become my favorite tradition of Mobile World Congress, Google has some custom Android figures found throughout its Android Avenue booth, including one huge display where the figures are ...

Samsung recently launched the long-awaited XR headset, the first device to run on Google’s new Android XR platform. As excitement builds, a wave of apps and games is on the way. Built using Unity 6, ...

Last year, Meta introduced Horizon OS, its new branding for Meta Quest OS. The plan was to license Horizon OS to hardware partners, with ASUS and Lenovo initially confirmed as two. Meta now says those ...

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 had a hefty presence at Augmented World Expo 2025, with several panels dedicated to selling developers on the idea that Android XR will be the next big thing for VR, XR, AR, and smart glasses.