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Turns out Google’s slick new XR glasses aren’t packing Avegant LCOS engines but Raxium’s monolithic full-color MicroLEDs—an R&D demo with yields rumored under 1%, so don’t expect a consumer product anytime soon. Google even spun off its waveguide lab to Vuzix, keeping MicroLED work in-house, while Meta’s Hypernova stuck with Lumus waveguides and LCOS for its first product, despite toying with MicroLEDs and lasers in its labs.
Raxium itself was more light-field optics than MicroLED powerhouse, co-founded by Stanford’s Gordon Wetzstein and a former Magic Leap photonics lead. Patent deep-dives show their roots in direct-view light-field displays, not ready-for-prime-time microdisplays. In short: interesting tech flex, but more lab snack than retail meal.
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