The KiWear smart ring is a gesture controller for VR headsets, smart glasses, phones, laptops and TVs, launching on Kickstarter September 2nd at $249 for early birds. Here's the unboxing and my first impressions. π KiWear β https://www.kiwear.com/ If ... more - casandchary@youtube
We are back to streaming, and we are starting with the newest Quest 3 games we have not touched yet. π NEW: Our XR Hub, gear, packs & full studio setup β https://casandchary.com/gear In this live stream, we go hands-on with new Quest 3 games live ... more - casandchary@youtube
Lumus showed a 70 degree full-color waveguide at AWE 2026, more than three times the roughly 20 degree field of view of the Meta Ray-Ban Display, and made with regular glass instead of silicon carbide. Lumus made the lens inside the Meta Ray-Ban Display, ... more - casandchary@youtube
We are back to streaming, and we are starting with the newest Quest 3 games we have not touched yet. π NEW: Our XR Hub, gear, packs & full studio setup β https://casandchary.com/gear In this live stream, we go hands-on with new Quest 3 games live ... more - casandchary@youtube
VITURE's newest XR glasses are lighter, sharper at the edges, and $160 cheaper than the pair they replace. But some things disappeared, and their marketing is not going to tell you about them. I will ;) π NEW: Our XR Hub, gear, packs & full studio ... more - casandchary@youtube
The Pimax Dream Air is a PC VR headset with Sony micro-OLED displays at 3840 x 3552 per eye, pancake lenses, and a visor weighing under 170 grams. Pimax spent years building its name on giant, ultra-wide field of view headsets, so it's genuinely interesting ... more - casandchary@youtube
The XREAL AURA is a pair of Android XR smart glasses that move the processor and battery into a pocket puck, keeping the glasses under 95 grams with 6DoF and hand tracking. Most AR glasses cram everything onto your face, which means weight and heat. XREAL ... more - casandchary@youtube
The Raven Prism is a privacy-first pair of smart glasses that's secretly a full Linux computer, with a physical camera cover, on-device eye tracking, and hot-swappable batteries. Most smart glasses point a camera at the world by default. The Raven Prism ... more - casandchary@youtube
63 grams. The new VITURE Pro 2 is the thinnest and lightest pair of XR glasses VITURE has made, and at $299 it launches $160 cheaper than the original Pro did. That's the new VITURE Pro 2, and you feel it the second you pick them up. The old Pro was 77 ... more - casandchary@youtube
I've wanted this since I was a kid, and Snap just got the closest anyone has. Real AR glasses that look like... glasses. Okay yes, they're still a little thick, but... 132 grams, 51 degree field of view, and holograms in your actual room. It's pretty ... more - casandchary@youtube
I put on two pairs of drone goggles and looked around from a drone flying way above me, in real time. One of them gets way closer to that VR feeling than the other. π Check out Antigravity and get 20% off + FREE landing pad through our link β https://www.antigravity.tech/drone/antigravity-a1/buy?utm_term=AGR4PUS ... more - casandchary@youtube
This is 93 grams, no battery, and it might be one of the lightest VR devices ever made. π€― For context: Quest 3 is over 500g. The Bigscreen Beyond 2, the previous lightest VR headset around, is 107g. This one just came in even lighter, and it doesn't ... more - casandchary@youtube
We did not expect to love this thing π The Looki L1 is a tiny wearable that quietly captures little moments all day, then every evening turns them into Auto Vlogs and Comics. The comics are our favourite. Cas and I actually sit down at night to see what ... more - casandchary@youtube
The INAIR Pod is a $440 puck that turns almost any pair of XR glasses into a spatial computer. But is it actually worth it, and how does it stack up against XREAL AURA launching this fall? I tested it with the INAIR 2 Pro and the VITURE Beast to find ... more - casandchary@youtube
π XR folks, your voice matters! Fill out the 32nd Developer Nation Survey & enter to win a $300 voucher of your choice (if you register an account). Help shape what the industry builds next: https://survey.developernation.net/name/dn32/branch/xr_a/?member_id=cas_and_chary&utm_medium=partners&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=dn32_youtube_integration ... more - casandchary@youtube
AWE 2026 was one of the best shows in years, and I got a look at basically everything worth seeing. From Snap SPECS and XREAL AURA to a VR headset so tiny you won't believe it's real, here are our VR/AR highlights. π XR folks, your voice matters! Fill ... more - casandchary@youtube
The XREAL AURA is finally here, and after 4+ hours wearing it, I think it might be the most interesting head-worn device we've had in years. Here's my honest first impressions! π Check out XREAL AURA here: https://bit.ly/CasCharyYTXREALAura In this video, ... more - casandchary@youtube
Three rival headsets and every single one is running on the same chip from a company you don't often think about. At AWE, Snapdragon revealed its biggest leap yet, and I got to try it. Thanks to Snapdragon for partnering with us on this video. π Check ... more - casandchary@youtube
Looks like a tiny VR headset. It really isn't one. 300 grams, dual 2.5K micro-OLED, and a 65 degree field of view that feels like watching a giant screen through a window. But what this thing actually is caught me off guard. The Goovis G3 Max. $1300 of ... more - casandchary@youtube
These $399 AI glasses from a projector company surprised me more than I expected. Here's everything they can actually do. βΊ Check out the XGIMI MemoMind One here: https://bit.ly/3PxLq5Q In this video, we go hands-on with the XGIMI MemoMind One, the company's ... more - casandchary@youtube
I tried the most powerful XR chip yet π #SponsoredBySnapdragon The two most interesting glasses launches, XREAL AURA and Snap's Specs, have one thing in common... they both run on Snapdragon. And their new flagship XR chip, Snapdragon Reality Elite is ... more - casandchary@youtube
Glasses that run Android XR, play your VR games, and still look wearable in real life. XREAL AURA surprised me more than I expected. π Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CasCharyYTXREALAura #XREAL #XREALAURA #SpatialComputing #AndroidXR #Gemini ... more - casandchary@youtube
Six months ago I called the Meta Ray-Ban Display a glimpse of the future stuck in beta. Now you can load any app on it, so did Meta actually fix it? π NEW: Our XR Hub, gear, packs & full studio setup β https://casandchary.com/gear In this video, ... more - casandchary@youtube
I tried XREAL's Project Aura at Google I/O 2026 and here are my first impressions on the 70Β° field of view, the puck, Android XR, and when you can actually get a pair. βΊ Get the Insta360 X5 (code: CasandChary) - there's a promo running right now: https://store.insta360.com/campaign/creator-week?utm_term=CasandChary ... more - casandchary@youtube
These smart glasses don't have a camera. Instead, they remember the things you forget. After a few days with the MemoMind One in New York, I get why XGIMI made that bet. π Reserve your pair + lock in $399 (vs $599 retail) β https://bit.ly/3PxLq5Q In ... more - casandchary@youtube
Googleβs new intelligent eyewear with Gemini, built with Samsung plus Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, is finally real after years of rumors. Hereβs what I learned from the announcement and my hands-on time with Googleβs latest Android XR glasses. π ... more - casandchary@youtube
Rebuilding my XR studio and stuck on the most important decisionβ¦ the keyboard π Would you choose the thocky chonk K2 HE or the slim clean queen K3 Ultra? - K2 HE: https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k2-he-wireless-magnetic-switch-keyboard = K3 ... more - casandchary@youtube
Google I/O 2026 is one week away, and Chary and I are flying back to Mountain View to cover it. Three smart glasses reveals are on my watchlist and one of them is very exciting for the VR and AR industry! βΊ Check out our VR/AR Gear Picks: https://www.amazon.com/shop/caschary ... more - casandchary@youtube