Two weeks ago, journalists in the San Francisco Bay Area got to try two hot new wearables that weigh only around 100 grams: the just-revealed Meta VR Glasses, and the long-awaited transparent Google XR glasses built in partnership with Xreal.
Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.
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At $1,279, Google’s Xreal Aura will go head-to-head with Meta’s VR Glasses
I Put on Meta and Xreal’s XR Glasses. Face Computers Are Finally Getting Good
Xreal's Aura Android XR smartglasses will cost you at least $1,279
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WorldPingXreal's Aura smartglasses are powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite chip.
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