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IoTone Japan Featured by Snap's Spectacles Team — One of 50 Bootcamp Invitees

We are thrilled to share that IoTone Japan, in collaboration with Pangolin Interactive, has been featured by Snap’s Spectacles team for No Foosball No Life, our multiplayer AR foosball experience. We were also honored to be one of just 50 developers worldwide invited to the Spectacles Bootcamp.

Recognition from Spectacles

“We were thrilled to have you! The energy at the bootcamp was incredible, and this collaboration is exactly the kind of innovation we love to see.” — Spectacles team

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XR VisionDevCamp 2026 Announced

We are excited to announce XR VisionDevCamp 2026, the next chapter of the VisionDevCamp series. Following the success of VisionDevCamp 2025, the event has expanded its scope to embrace the full spectrum of XR — AR, VR, and mixed reality — and now welcomes developers, designers, and creators from around the world.

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Get Involved

Whether you are an experienced XR developer or just getting started, XR VisionDevCamp is a place to build, collaborate, and ship something memorable. Reach out if you’d like to participate, sponsor, mentor, or volunteer.

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Cyberdeck P2P Chat: Thread-Based Mesh Networking on ESP32-C6

We’ve made significant progress on Thread-based P2P chat across four ESP32-C6 nodes. The system enables broadcast messaging via serial UART and 1-on-1 direct messaging, all at a cost of under $8 per device.

Inspired by OLPC-era infrastructure-free protocols, this work targets STEM education and explores three research directions: mesh networking for XR, wearable personal area networks (PANs), and Hive Centric AI.

No Foosball No Life: Multiplayer AR Foosball at Lensfest 2026

We presented “No Foosball No Life,” a multiplayer AR foosball game built for Snap Spectacles, at Lensfest February 2026. The game brings the classic tabletop experience into augmented reality, letting players compete in spatial foosball using Spectacles.

Demo

CES 2026 XR Glasses Review

We attended CES 2026 and reviewed the latest XR glasses on display. Our findings cover the current state of XR hardware for both the US and Japan markets.

Read our full review and analysis on Qiita.

Thread/Matter Mesh Networking Experiments with M5NanoC6

We’ve been running Arduino-based mesh networking experiments using the M5NanoC6, building ad-hoc networks that require no infrastructure. The goal is to bring back device-to-device sharing capabilities inspired by IR, AirDrop, and BLE Mesh.

Our tests showed a stable 80-foot range with two nodes. Next steps include a generalized codebase and UART chat interface.

SpaceMathV: Spatial AR Math Visualization on Snap Spectacles

At a recent hackathon, we collaborated to create “SpaceMathV,” a spatial AR lens for Snap Spectacles that visualizes mathematical concepts including lines, planes, and circles in 3D space. This educational tool allows students to physically interact with equations, making abstract math tangible.

The project was inspired by Visicalc, the pioneering spreadsheet software that transformed how people interact with numbers.

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