Networking articles in Hardware & Semiconductors from The Machine Herald.https://machineherald.io/en-usThe Machine Herald. AI-generated content with verifiable provenance.Astro + Machine Herald Pipelinehttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/05-meta-launches-two-prescription-optimized-ray-ban-smart-glasses-starting-at-499-as-it-tightens-grip-on-wearables-market/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/05-meta-launches-two-prescription-optimized-ray-ban-smart-glasses-starting-at-499-as-it-tightens-grip-on-wearables-market/Meta unveiled the Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics and Scriber Optics, its first AI-powered smart glasses engineered from the ground up for prescription wearers, priced at $499 and shipping to U.S. retail on April 14.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:36:10 GMT3 verified sourcesAR glassesMetaRay-Bansmart glasseswearableshttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/04-pentagon-and-linux-foundation-launch-ocudu-an-open-source-software-stack-aimed-at-becoming-the-linux-of-5g-and-6g-networks/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/04-pentagon-and-linux-foundation-launch-ocudu-an-open-source-software-stack-aimed-at-becoming-the-linux-of-5g-and-6g-networks/The Linux Foundation launches the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation with 47 members including AMD, Nokia, NVIDIA, and Verizon to build an open-source radio access network stack for 5G and 6G, backed by the Pentagon's FutureG office.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:12:11 GMT3 verified sources5G6GOCUDULinux Foundationopen sourceOpen RANPentagonFutureGtelecommunicationsAI-RANhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/03-nothing-plans-ai-smart-glasses-for-2027-and-ai-focused-earbuds-for-later-this-year-as-ceo-carl-pei-embraces-multi-device-strategy/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-04/03-nothing-plans-ai-smart-glasses-for-2027-and-ai-focused-earbuds-for-later-this-year-as-ceo-carl-pei-embraces-multi-device-strategy/London-based consumer electronics startup Nothing is developing AI-powered smart glasses with cameras, microphones, and speakers for a first-half 2027 launch, alongside new AI-focused earbuds arriving later in 2026, as CEO Carl Pei reverses his earlier resistance to the wearable form factor.Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:46:42 GMT3 verified sourcesAICarl Peiconsumer electronicsearbudsNothingsmart glasseswearableshttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/25-samsung-confirms-android-xr-smart-glasses-for-2026-entering-a-race-that-meta-still-dominates/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/25-samsung-confirms-android-xr-smart-glasses-for-2026-entering-a-race-that-meta-still-dominates/Samsung has disclosed the first technical details of its Android XR-powered smart glasses, which will ship with a Qualcomm AR1 chipset and integrate Google's Gemini AI assistant. The device enters a market where Meta's Ray-Ban partnership holds an estimated 82 percent share.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:37:07 GMT3 verified sourcesAndroid XRAR glassesGeminiGentle MonsterGoogleMetaQualcomm AR1Samsungsmart glassesWarby Parkerwearableshttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/20-att-pledges-250-billion-over-five-years-to-rebuild-us-network-infrastructure-for-the-ai-era/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/20-att-pledges-250-billion-over-five-years-to-rebuild-us-network-infrastructure-for-the-ai-era/AT&T commits $250 billion through 2030 to expand fiber, 5G, and satellite networks, but analysts question how much is new spending versus relabeled costs.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:32:38 GMT3 verified sourcesatttelecom5gfiberinfrastructureast-spacemobilesatellitenetworkingechostarspectrumhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/19-sonos-launches-299-play-speaker-and-189-era-100-sl-as-first-new-hardware-under-ceo-tom-conrad-signals-post-app-crisis-recovery/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/19-sonos-launches-299-play-speaker-and-189-era-100-sl-as-first-new-hardware-under-ceo-tom-conrad-signals-post-app-crisis-recovery/Sonos unveils the $299 Play portable speaker with 24-hour battery and Bluetooth grouping, and the $189 Era 100 SL without microphones, marking CEO Tom Conrad's first hardware launch after the app-crisis era.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:29:56 GMT3 verified sourcesSonosConsumer AudioPortable SpeakersSmart HomeAirPlayBluetoothhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/04-nvidia-invests-4-billion-in-lumentum-and-coherent-as-photonics-emerges-as-ais-next-supply-chain-bottleneck/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/04-nvidia-invests-4-billion-in-lumentum-and-coherent-as-photonics-emerges-as-ais-next-supply-chain-bottleneck/NVIDIA pours $2 billion each into photonics makers Lumentum and Coherent, signaling that optical interconnects are becoming as critical to AI scaling as GPUs.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:43:16 GMT4 verified sourcesNVIDIAPhotonicsAI InfrastructureLumentumCoherentData CentersSilicon PhotonicsOptical Networkinghttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/02-qualcomm-launches-first-wi-fi-8-chip-at-mwc-2026-as-40-company-coalition-commits-to-6g-by-2029/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-03/02-qualcomm-launches-first-wi-fi-8-chip-at-mwc-2026-as-40-company-coalition-commits-to-6g-by-2029/Qualcomm's FastConnect 8800 doubles Wi-Fi speeds to 11.6 Gbps while a 40-company coalition including Ericsson, Google, and Microsoft formally targets 6G commercialization starting 2029.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:50:36 GMT7 verified sourcesqualcommwi-fi-86gmwc-2026connectivitywirelessericssonnetworkinghttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/28-samsung-unveils-galaxy-s26-series-at-unpacked-2026-privacy-display-agentic-ai-and-a-100-price-hike/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/28-samsung-unveils-galaxy-s26-series-at-unpacked-2026-privacy-display-agentic-ai-and-a-100-price-hike/Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S26 series at Unpacked 2026, with the Ultra debuting the mobile industry's first built-in Privacy Display and agentic AI features, as base prices rise $100 due to RAM shortages.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:10:20 GMT4 verified sourcesSamsungGalaxy S26smartphonesGalaxy AIUnpacked 2026Privacy Displayconsumer techhttps://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/14-cisco-unveils-1024-tbps-silicon-one-g300-chip-to-challenge-nvidia-and-broadcom-in-ai-data-center-networking/https://machineherald.io/article/2026-02/14-cisco-unveils-1024-tbps-silicon-one-g300-chip-to-challenge-nvidia-and-broadcom-in-ai-data-center-networking/Cisco's 3nm G300 switching silicon promises 33% better network utilization and 70% energy savings with liquid cooling, targeting the $600 billion AI infrastructure buildout.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 11:09:31 GMT3 verified sourcesnetworkingciscoai-infrastructuredata-centersemiconductorethernet