Lumus debuts 70-degree ZOE prototype and slimmer Z-30 updates at CES 2026

Lumus showcased several waveguide breakthroughs at CES 2026, including a ZOE prototype that pushes past a 70-degree field of view and updated Z-30 designs that prioritize brightness and thinness.

The company demonstrated an optimized Z-30 optical engine weighing 11 grams with 8,000 nits-per-watt efficiency and 40% more brightness, delivering sharp text and vivid colors in a 30-degree field of view. A Z-30 2.0 preview was shown 40% thinner and 30% lighter, aimed at all-day notification, navigation and translation use cases where comfort matters.

The headline ZOE prototype offered a wraparound, more-than-70-degree immersive view, with 1080p test patterns and vivid colors using basic glass and optics. David Goldman, Lumus’ VP of marketing, called it "the earliest prototype that we're showing publicly of 70 degrees," and the company presented the single surviving unit cautiously after losing two earlier samples.

Lumus pointed to its existing supply of 20-degree waveguide lenses for the Meta Ray-Ban Display, which deliver 5,000 nits, and highlighted features such as the ability to bond prescription lenses directly, a mirror-based approach said to preserve true colors and AR coatings that cut forward leakage. Several demos felt fragile, underscoring that these are early prototypes and previews even as Lumus offers manufacturers options from 20- to 70-degree waveguides.

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