I’ve looked at VR and AR headsets for target=”_self” data-id=”ab24222f-4ef5-4a60-b630-d93e63e54c00″ href=”https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/arvr-2009-2019-my-decade-with-things-on-my-face/”>well over a decade, from Google Glass and the first demos of the Oculus Rift to peeks at the future of AR glasses and Android XR. Right now, VR has settled down to just a few players: Meta, Apple, Sony, Valve, HTC and Pico, with Google’s looming target=”_self” data-id=”3a2abfbc-bfb8-40c6-9d2f-529cc043f966″ href=”https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/i-tried-google-and-samsungs-next-gen-android-xr-headsets-and-glasses-and-the-killer-app-is-ai/”>Android XR partnership with Samsung waiting in the wings. In the world of AR and smart glasses, there could be a lot of changes coming: the target=”_self” data-id=”d30a3fe9-baf8-40c7-98dc-89bf3877b921″ href=”https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/xreal-one-review-glasses-that-make-me-forget-the-vision-pro/”>Xreal One glasses, for instance, or the promise of target=”_self” data-id=”a101311d-01d8-406f-8a1a-229a62cbef07″ href=”https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/i-wore-metas-orion-ar-glasses-a-wireless-taste-of-a-neural-future/”>Meta’s Orion project.
But…

![[CITYPNG.COM]White Google Play PlayStore Logo – 1500×1500](https://startupnews.fyi/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CITYPNG.COMWhite-Google-Play-PlayStore-Logo-1500x1500-1-630x630.png)