August 25 2026

EVERYTHING ABOUT XR, SMART & AI GLASSES, AR, VR AND THE METAVERSE SINCE 2021

As it is gamescom week, just a quick heads-up for the newest episode. And don’t forget the hackathon on September 4-6! ♥️

What do you do when you meet someone at a hackathon you work really well with? You start a company! After teaming up at a London hackathon, Ines Hilz and Andrew Douglas founded Sunflower VR and developed the AI AR-mirror Aeva Display. In this interview, they share insights into developing with Snap’s AI-powered Lens Studio and advise hackathon participants to test frequently on-device to master the holographic display’s typography, colors, and transparency.

In the News:

• The Headset-Price Guess game! Featuring: Pico Space Pro, Steam Frame, Project Phoenix, Meta Ray-Ban Display 2
• Reading Suggestion: Smart Glasses: Why a Ban Is the Wrong Approach
• The representative poll of the day by Bitkom: How do you feel about smart glasses?
• Link-Tipp: “Harm Through the “#RizzCam”: Smart Glasses, Ambient Capture and Invisible Harassment”
• Apples iPhone-Event (September 9): AirPods with cameras!

Join „The Contextual AI Challenge“ in September!

Listen to episode 135 of Spatial Realities here:

Listen now via: Blog | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube 

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Check out our XR calendar to learn about the next events in XR!

• September 4-6 – The Contextual AI Challenge – AIX Hackathon
• September 16 – eXpeRt Dialoque
• September 23 – Meta Connect
• October 07 – next.app devcon
• October 12+13 – VR Summit

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And that’s it for today!

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Best wishes and stay democratic,

Thomas
(Host Spatial Realities)

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