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Google’s Next Mixed Reality Headset, Xreal Aura, Coming Mid-November at $1,099 to Start

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Google’s Next Mixed Reality Headset, Xreal Aura, Coming Mid-November at $1,099 to Start

A bit like VR, a bit like smart glasses, a bit like a tiny face computer.

Xreal's Project Aura supports hand tracking, and it works just like it does on VR headsets to pinch, scroll and control apps.

Ahead of the Meta VR Glasses arriving next spring, Google and Xreal are debuting a new device that also has VR-like experiences on a pair of display glasses connected with a processor puck: Xreal Aura is arriving mid-November, with preorders opening today.

The device, previously announced as costing $1,279, is going to cost less for the time being. It’s now dropped to $1,099 for early orders for the version with 256GB storage and 12GB RAM, or $1,299 for the one with 512GB/16GB (previous price: $1,500) through the end of this year.

I was impressed by the Xreal Aura during early demos over the last year. It runs a version of Android called AndroidXR, handles any Android app in either 2D or 3D VR-like modes, and can even use all the apps from the more expensive Samsung Galaxy XR released last year. It has hand tracking and can pair with keyboards and game controllers, too.

Also, like the Meta VR Glasses, the Xreal Aura can plug into your phone, laptop or any USB-C video-out device to display it on the glasses, either piped in as a floating display in Xreal Aura’s desktop or with just the glasses detached from the processor puck.

Chi Xu, Xreal’s founder and CEO, has been working on the idea of AR glasses for years now.


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