XREAL Aura, Android XR glasses powered by Gemini, named a TIME Best Invention of 2026
DuRuofei · x · 2026-10-16
XREAL Aura, AR glasses running Android XR with Gemini, has been named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2026.
- 70-degree field of view with hand tracking and spatial anchoring
- Stays lightweight by offloading compute to a tethered "puck" clipped to a pocket or lanyard
- Runs Android with access to millions of Google Play and XR apps, plus Bluetooth keyboard support for movies and games
- TIME notes the XR device market is projected to sextuple to roughly $2.13 trillion by 2034
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