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XREAL’s Project Aura Wants to Set the Standard for Android XR
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Today, at Google I/O, both Google and XREAL announced Project Aura. This is XREAL’s next-generation extended reality device, which was designed for the Android XR platform. Which we’ve heard quite a bit about today at Google I/O in the company’s opening keynote.
XREAL says that Project Aura is the second official device announced for Android XR, behind Samsung’s Project Moohan, which was announced last year. It also marks a major milestone for the brand new platform, which is the fact that Project Aura is the first optical see-through (OST) XR device.
This is a lightweight and tethered, cinematic, and Gemini AI-powered device. Project Aura is able to bring a large field-of-view experience to the Android XR family.
In addition to using the Android XR platform, XREAL is also working with Qualcomm. The company says this collaboration with Qualcomm brings together “leading innovation across hardware, silicon, and software to build the next wave of XR experiences.”
“Google is thrilled to welcome XREAL to the Android XR family and to build great XR experiences on Project Aura,” said Hugo Swart, Sr. Director, XR ecosystem at Google. “Android XR is the first Android platform built in the Gemini era, and it will support a rich ecosystem of immersive devices, both Virtual see-through (VST) and Optical see-through (OST). By combining our platform with XREAL’s leadership in portable XR hardware, we’re expanding spatial experiences to OST form factors that are truly intuitive and accessible, representing a pivotal moment in our ecosystem.
XREAL will announce more about Project Aura next month
Today’s announcement at Google I/O does not provide all of the details about Project Aura that you’re likely expecting. However, XREAL has said that it will talk more about Project Aura at Augmented World Expo (AWE) next month, and also provide even more details later this year.
That indicates to us that Project Aura is still quite a way away from launching. So far, we don’t have any Android XR devices we can officially buy, but we expect that to change before the end of the year.
XREAL’s co-founder and CEO, Chi Xu said, “Partnering with Google on Android XR takes this vision to the next level. Project Aura reflects the power of this collaboration, merging a robust platform with advanced chipsets and our expertise in optical systems. We believe this is a breakthrough moment for real-world XR.”
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