At AWE 2026, Spatial Computing Grows Up And AI Is Now The Story

At AWE 2026, Spatial Computing Grows Up And AI Is Now The Story

AWE 2026 marks XR’s shift from hype to practical spatial AI, with smart glasses and new platforms signaling a more useful, integrated future for computing.

AWE USA 2026 recap: The biggest smart glasses launches and surprises

Long Beach turned into the center of the spatial computing universe this week, and I walked away convinced the smart glasses era stopped being a someday promise. AWE USA 2026 brought together more than 250 exhibitors and 5,000 attendees into the convention center for the show’s 17th run, all chasing a theme about humans staying in charge while spatial AI takes over. Three keynotes back to back from Snap, Qualcomm, and Google set the tone, and th…