There was a time before Covid lockdowns when every other briefing on a tradeshow floor came with an obligatory headset demonstration. A minor resurgence came in 2024 with the arrival of Apple Vision Pro, at least for those vendors willing to risk plonking a $4,000 piece of kit at the mercy of every willing punter. But apart from that, virtual, augmented, extended and mixed reality demos have become something of a novelty at the larger, non-specialized events. So has the headset hype finally crashed, or has the headset hype been replaced by smart glasses? At IBC 2026, Faultline’s only AR/VR demonstrations came at Nokia Technologies, tucked away off the beaten track in hall 3. The Finnish company was showing two…