Consumers swap bulky VR headsets for lightweight XR glasses

Global shipments of extended reality (XR) headwear fell 38.7 per cent year-on-year to 1.9 million units in the first half of 2026, as growing demand for XR glasses failed to offset a steep decline in conventional XR headset sales, according to research firm Omdia. XR, or extended reality, is an umbrella term covering technologies that […]