Tag: Wearables

Close up of the camera on a pair of augmented reality glasses.

The smart glasses market is entering a new phase.

Published on
July 13, 2026
Words by
Vedika Daswani

Smart glasses have become one of the fastest-moving categories in consumer electronics. 

In recent months, nearly every major consumer technology company has doubled down on smart glasses:

Meta launched its new Meta Glasses collection with EssilorLuxottica. 

Google unveiled Android XR eyewear partnerships with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. 

Snap introduced its latest generation of AR Specs. 

Across the optical supply chain, companies like Applied Materials and EssilorLuxottica are investing in next-generation technologies designed specifically for smart glasses.

Taken together, these announcements signal something bigger than another product cycle. What was once viewed as an experimental category is rapidly evolving into a mainstream product, driven by advances in artificial intelligence, display technology and semiconductor performance.

Industry data points in the same direction. Counterpoint Research reported record shipments of augmented reality smart glasses in 2025, while Citi Research forecasts that AI glasses could reach 112 million units annually and $40 billion in market revenue by 2030. 

As the market matures, expectations change. The first generation proved smart glasses could work. The next generation has to prove people want to wear them every day.

That means building products that perform everywhere people do – from bright sidewalks to shaded streets, from the office to your car. Lighting conditions constantly change throughout the day, affecting comfort, display visibility and the overall user experience.

Consumers are already familiar with photochromic lenses that darken automatically in sunlight. But smart glasses today demand something more. Instead of simply reacting to UV light, future lenses will need to intelligently adapt to changing environments while balancing glare reduction, display visibility and energy consumption.

Recent optical platform announcements from suppliers such as Applied Materials are starting to include integrated electronic dimming technologies alongside waveguides, vision correction and sensing – highlighting that adaptive light management is becoming an increasingly important part of the smart eyewear stack.

This is where dynamic glass comes in. 

Miru’s dynamic glass platform uses electrochromic technology to actively manage light at the lens level, reducing glare, and improving display visibility as lighting conditions change. It transforms the lens from a passive component into an active part of the user experience.

Designed for next-generation smart eyewear, Miru’s platform is built around the requirements that matter for this market: low haze, neutral colour performance, low-voltage operation, minimal energy demand, and compatibility with light, compact and curved form factors.

The conversation around smart glasses is no longer just about AI, displays or processors. It is about creating products people can wear comfortably, naturally and confidently throughout the day.

As smart eyewear moves toward mainstream adoption, the glass will play a much bigger role.

Learn more about Miru dynamic glass here: https://mirucorp.com/industries/wearables-augmented-reality/

The future of wearables starts with smarter glass

The future of wearables starts with smarter glass

Published on
June 4, 2026
Words by
Vedika Daswani

This is part of a series exploring how Miru dynamic glass is being applied across industries including automotive, architecture, wearables, and autonomous systems. 

Smart glasses and augmented reality devices are moving into everyday environments, where they need to perform across bright sunlight, shaded streets, office lighting, vehicles, storefronts, and constant indoor-outdoor transitions. In each of these settings, one factor has an outsized impact on the user experience: light.

Bright sunlight washes out displays. Reflections reduce readability. Rapid transitions between indoor and outdoor environments create inconsistent viewing. 

Many smart glasses today compensate with brighter displays, fixed tint, or added software processing. These approaches can help, but they can also increase power use, reduce comfort, and limit usability.

The better solution starts at the optical glass layer.

Wearable systems rely on transparent surfaces to layer or project digital information onto the physical world. Dynamically controlling glare, brightness, heat, and visible light transmission is critical to system performance.

This is where Miru sees a major shift emerging.

The next generation of wearable devices will not rely on static optical surfaces. They will require intelligent optical control that continuously adapts to changing environmental conditions.

Miru dynamic glass actively manages light in real time for wearable and augmented reality systems.

Our electrochromic platform reduces glare, improves display visibility, and maintains optical clarity across changing lighting conditions, while supporting thin, lightweight, low-power and curved form factors required for seamless wearable integration.

The future of wearables and augmented reality depends on how effectively these devices perform and interact with the physical world around them.

Miru is building the intelligent dynamic glass that drives that transition.

Explore how Miru dynamic glass is being deployed across different industries: https://mirucorp.com/industries/wearables-augmented-reality/