The Google / Xreal Aura XR glasses are now available to preorder
Google and Xreal open preorders for Aura XR glasses alongside a new Qualcomm chipset.
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The brief
Xreal has officially revealed its Android XR Aura glasses, and reservations are currently open. Coverage identifies the device as a collaboration between Google and Xreal, previously referred to as Project Aura.
Engadget, Gizmodo, The Verge, and the official Google blog report on the device's availability. UploadVR highlights the concurrent announcement of Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite, described as a new flagship XR chipset.
Coverage does not yet specify pricing, shipping dates, or detailed technical specifications beyond the Android XR operating system and the new chipset.
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Quick answers
Can I buy the glasses now?
Yes, preorders or reservations are open according to reports from The Verge, Gizmodo, and the Google blog.
What chipset is associated with this release?
UploadVR reports that Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon Reality Elite as its new flagship XR chipset.
Is this a Google product?
Coverage refers to the device as Google and Xreal’s Project Aura or XREAL AURA, indicating a collaboration.
Coverage (11)
- Xreal Aura Ships This Fall, With Snapdragon Reality Elite In Its Puck UploadVR · 112d ago
- XREAL’s Android XR glasses will cost under $1,500, which isn’t as expensive as it sounds 9to5Google · 112d ago
- XREAL AURA AR Glasses Get Fall Release Window, $1,500 Price Ceiling Road to VR · 112d ago
- Qualcomm’s latest chip promises to take smart glasses to a new level San Diego Union-Tribune · 112d ago
- XREAL's Android XR glasses launch 'this fall' with Project Hail Mary & Fallout games, $99 reservations open 9to5Google · 112d ago
- Qualcomm wants to be the chip inside whatever replaces your smartphone, and it just announced two products toward that end TechCrunch · 112d ago
- Xreal Officially Reveals Its Android XR Aura Glasses Engadget · 112d ago
- You Can Put Real Money Down on Google and Xreal’s Project Aura XR Glasses Gizmodo · 112d ago
- Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon Reality Elite, Its New Flagship XR Chipset UploadVR · 112d ago
- Reservations are open for XREAL AURA blog.google · 112d ago
- The Google / Xreal Aura XR glasses are now available to preorder The Verge · 112d ago
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