Google and Xreal Launch $1,099 Xreal Aura Wired XR Glasses on Android XR With Gemini Assistant

Google and Xreal launched the wired Xreal Aura at Android Dev Summit on October 28, the first big consumer device running Android XR on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite. The 95-gram glasses pair a 1200p Sony Micro-OLED display with a 95-degree field of view, Bose audio, and Gemini as the on-glasses Q&A assistant. Launch pricing is $1,099 for 12GB/256GB and $1,299 for 16GB/512GB through December, then $1,279/$1,499 across US, Canada, Japan and South Korea with mid-November shipping.