[]Nreal told CNBC it will announce new glasses with a “complete new design” next week.
[]The current Nreal Light is the only true AR glasses available to consumers today – though only in Germany, Spain, Japan, and South Korea. It’s priced between $750 and $1000 depending on the market and weighs around three times as much as a heavy pair of sunglasses. Unlike bulky AR headsets such as HoloLens 2, Nreal Light is powered by an Android phone over USB-C. Compatible devices include the Samsung Galaxy S20 series and Sony Xperia 5 II.
[]CEO Chi Xu said the new glasses will still require an Android phone but will be lighter, more comfortable and cheaper. “This product with a lower price point, this can be much easier to penetrate those other markets, like China and elsewhere,” Xu said. It’s unclear whether that includes the USA.
[]We last tried Nreal Light back in 2019. The image was clear & sharp and the tracking was solid, but like all other current AR devices the narrow field of view (52 degrees diagonal) felt extremely limited.
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[]Nreal’s system software is called Nebula. It lets you mirror your phone screen as a floating window and position it where you want with hand tracking. With a few phones such as Sony Xperia 5 III and OPPO Find X3 Pro you can even launch and pin multiple Android apps at once. With Nebula you could lie back in bed & pin a YouTube video to your ceiling or browse the web as a giant floating window from your couch. Nebula also supports 3D AR apps available from the Google Play Store, including Spatial and Figmin XR.
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