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Google's $1,279 Xreal Aura to challenge Meta's smart glasses
Original: 📰 At $1,279, Google’s Xreal Aura will go head-to-head with Meta’s VR Glasses Two weeks ago, journalists in the San Franc
Google and Xreal have priced their new Aura smart glasses at $1,279, positioning the transparent wearable as a direct rival to Meta's recently unveiled VR glasses. Both devices weigh around 100 grams, and journalists in the San Francisco Bay Area have tested early units of each. Attention now turns to whether Google's premium transparent display approach can compete with Meta's cheaper, more immersive offering.
Why now: Both companies have just revealed lightweight AR/VR wearables, and the newly announced price makes the competitive stakes concrete.
Evidence
- 📰 At $1,279, Google’s Xreal Aura will go head-to-head with Meta’s VR Glasses 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 Googl...… · feed@igeek.gamer-geek-news.com
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