State of XR Analytics 2025
120-program benchmark of analytics maturity in spatial computing.
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The Intelligence Layer of Spatial Computing
News, analysis and research on spatial computing, immersive UX, accessibility and enterprise XR — from Vision Pro to Android XR.
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This week in spatial computing
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Meta is introducing a different kind of smart glasses
Ray-Ban Meta Audio begins shipping at $349: camera-free, display-free smart glasses built around open-ear audio, voice interaction and Meta's AI assistant.
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New to spatial computing?
Three short reads that explain what spatial computing is, the companies shaping it and the vocabulary you'll see everywhere.
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What is spatial computing?
A plain-English explainer — devices, use cases and why it matters.
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Spatial computing companies
The platforms, headset makers and studios defining the market.
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Glossary
Presence, passthrough, OpenXR, anchors — the terms, explained.
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Spatial computing news
Meta is introducing a different kind of smart glasses
Ray-Ban Meta Audio begins shipping at $349: camera-free, display-free smart glasses built around open-ear audio, voice interaction and Meta's AI assistant.
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TRANCITY Nebula introduces 3D spatial change detection and new digital twin analytics tools
CalTa announces new spatial analytics capabilities for TRANCITY Nebula, including voxel-based change detection, 3D visualization, digital twins and environmental data overlays.
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Google and Unity introduce Unity Spark, bringing AI-powered creation closer to interactive 3D development
Google and Unity announce Playground and Unity Spark, combining generative AI, natural language creation and Unity's real-time 3D engine to simplify interactive development.
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Pimax Crystal Pro introduces eye-tracked wireless streaming without video compression in the focus area
Pimax unveils Crystal Pro, a wireless VR headset featuring eye-tracked 60GHz streaming, 2880 × 2880 displays per eye and an optional 6Gbps AirLink system.
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Schneider Electric's $22.6 billion PTC acquisition brings enterprise AR into a larger industrial software ecosystem
Schneider Electric announces a $22.6 billion acquisition of PTC, bringing Vuforia's augmented reality software into a broader industrial AI and digital twin ecosystem.
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XREAL AURA starts at $1,279 as Android XR glasses move closer to market
XREAL confirms pricing and initial preorders for AURA, its Android XR glasses developed with Google and Qualcomm. Discover its features, software ecosystem and availability.
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Analysis
Deeper reads on behavior & business
XR glasses gain ground as global headset shipments fall 38.7% in the first half of 2026
New Omdia data shows a major shift inside the XR hardware market. Global XR headwear shipments fell 38.7% year over year in the first half of 2026, but XR glasses more than doubled their share of the category as consumers increasingly favor lighter, lower-friction devices.
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What Vision Pro session data tells us about attention
Early in-field data suggests spatial computing sessions cluster into three distinct attention patterns — with concrete implications for immersive UX design.
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The procurement problem in enterprise XR
Why most enterprise XR pilots stall at procurement — and what mature spatial computing programs do differently when they scale.
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Research Hub
Reports, benchmarks & studies
Accessibility Benchmarks for Immersive UX
A 32-point rubric applied to leading immersive products.
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Enterprise XR ROI Study
Field study across manufacturing, healthcare and retail deployments.
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Vision Pro Attention Study
Multi-site research on attention patterns in spatial computing.
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Guides
Evergreen primers for product teams
What is XR analytics?
A foundational primer on the events, metrics and frameworks behind measuring spatial computing experiences — from sessions to gaze and presence.
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Understanding presence metrics
Presence is the most cited — and least defined — metric in spatial computing. Here's how product teams operationalize it across Vision Pro and Quest.
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Heatmaps in immersive environments, explained
Spatial heatmaps require a different mental model than web heatmaps. We break down gaze, dwell and locomotion overlays for spatial computing.
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Accessibility in XR: a practical guide
Captioning, input remapping, motion comfort and cognitive load — a working accessibility checklist for spatial computing product teams.
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