XREAL makes the Aura XR glasses official, but is still holding back a key detail

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Credit: XREALTL;DRXREAL has finally revealed details about its Aura smart glasses with Android XR.The XREAL Aura runs on Snapdragon’s new Reality Elite platform.The glasses are expected to come later this year, but XREAL hasn’t revealed the exact availability or the price.Even after Android XR’s announcement last year, we’ve only seen slow progress in the category, with either audio-only variants or bulky contraptions that completely cover your face. At I/O last month, Google demoed the more convenient intermediate option: smart glasses with built-in displays, though that won’t come until next year. Until Samsung delivers the first pair of Android XR-powered glasses, other brands are eyeing success by making an early impression, and XREAL is one of them.XREAL is known for its immersive XR glasses that run off of other devices, such as your phone or laptop. Last June, however, it started teasing a new pair of XR glasses, called Project Aura, and said it would run completely independently (not entirely, since these are wired and use a puck as big as a smartphone to power them). In the following months, Google and XREAL gave us more glimpses of the Project Aura glasses, but without revealing key details. Thankfully, if you’ve been pining for these, your wait has come to an end as Project Aura has graduated into being an actual product, and it’s called just Aura now.