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Apple Vision, who? Apple Vision Pro won't be available for a few more months but we're already hearing more about Samsung and Google's vision to beat Apple to the punch.

Not Killed by Google™ Google is developing XR software and its own AR hardware, and now we have code evidence of one smart glasses feature in the Google app.

Efficiency first Meta had ambitions to develop its own custom silicon and operating system for Quest headsets, but that now looks increasingly unlikely.

Future proofing With more XR apps likely to come to the Quest 2, as well as the Quest 3, Meta is preparing the headset to make those apps more immersive.

A foggy future Turns out Meta isn't the only company having serious problems coming up with a workable augmented reality prototype. Behind the scenes, Google's AR division is in trouble.

Make good decisions Samsung has some of the right pieces in place, but the headset itself doesn't have the sleek design or the horsepower necessary to compete with Apple's 2024 headset.

Scathing remarks Google's senior director for engineering Mark Lucovsky, who led the company's OS and software platform for AR and XR devices, left the company.

For fans of the old Samsung Gear VR or Google Daydream, the Android dream duo is planning an announcement later in 2023.

Qualcomm released a reference design for wireless AR glasses that devs will certainly copy in the next few years.