Lenovo has reportedly closed its XR business unit in the US, according to a report by Skarred Ghost.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the report maintains Lenovo has shuttered its business-oriented XR unit in the US. As per the report, most of the affected employees were let go, while a minority have been offered other positions within the company.
It’s uncertain how many have been affected. Lenovo has however confirmed, at least in partial, that the company is taking its XR efforts in a new direction:
“As the XR market evolves, we see stronger momentum and broader consumer adoption around AI-enabled wearables. As a result, Lenovo is transitioning from a business-first XR strategy under our ThinkReality brand to a more consumer-focused approach within Motorola,” Lenovo says in a statement obtained by Skarred Ghost.
The company says it’s creating a “more centralized organization” which will focus on AI-powered consumer wearables and delivering what it calls a “unified Personal AI experience across multiple devices — from AI PCs and tablets to smartphones and wearables.”
While not a core XR leader, Lenovo has produced a number of VR and AR headsets over the years, starting with the launch of its Windows Mixed Reality headset in 2016, which was released alongside other top OEMs, such as HP, Samsung, Dell, and Acer.
The company also released the Mirage Solo VR standalone in 2018, manufactured the Rift S for Meta (then Oculus) in 2019, a Lenovo Classroom 2 VR headset built in partnership with Pico in 2020, and its ThinkReality A3 AR glasses for enterprise in 2021.
Lenovo’s most recent XR headset, released in 2023, was its ThinkReality VRX mixed reality device, one of the first enterprise-oriented headsets to adopt pancake-style optics. Additionally, the company released its second-gen Lenovo Legion tethered display glasses in 2025.
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