{"id":9515,"date":"2026-10-28T18:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T18:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9515"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T18:34:49","slug":"google-xreal-glasses-debut-meta-vr-glasses-price-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9515","title":{"rendered":"Surprise: The Google Xreal glasses debut at a Meta-beating $1,099"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">In this economy, how often does a product get <em>less expensive<\/em> before its debut? That just happened with the Google \/ Xreal Aura, the lightweight 95-gram glasses with a tethered Android XR compute puck and multiple virtual screens that just went on sale today. Xreal and Google have just announced the headset <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/xreal-aura-launches-as-the-first-wired-xr-glasses-powered-by-android-xr-302921776.html\">costs $1,099<\/a> through the end of the year, down from the $1,279 that Xreal was charging for early preorders last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Perhaps just as importantly, you no longer have to navigate a maze of reservations, preorders, and Founder\u2019s Editions if you want to buy the new Google glasses (so long as you live in a launch country). You can just order the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbuy.7tiv.net\/c\/482924\/614286\/10014?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fproduct%2Fxreal-aura-12g-256g-l-black-grey%2FCZTVG22LFR\" rel=\"sponsored\">for $1,099<\/a> in the US, Canada, and South Korea, or the 16GB + 512GB for <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbuy.7tiv.net\/c\/482924\/614286\/10014?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fproduct%2Fxreal-aura-16g-512g-m-black-grey%2FCZTVG22LF4\" rel=\"sponsored\">a discounted $1,299<\/a>, with \u201cunits expected to begin shipping in mid-November.\u201d It\u2019ll go on sale November 2nd in Japan, with broader availability next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">And if you did preorder at the original price, Xreal GM and spokesperson Ralph Jodice tells <em>The Verge<\/em> that the company will automatically and instantly refund you the difference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Xreal and Google say that the headset will launch with over 150 \u201cmade-for-XR experiences,\u201d some of which you can see <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products-and-platforms\/platforms\/android\/xreal-aura\/\">in Google\u2019s blog post<\/a> and read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/xreal-aura-launches-as-the-first-wired-xr-glasses-powered-by-android-xr-302921776.html\">in Xreal\u2019s press release<\/a>, as well as new immersive films like Andy Serkis\u2019s <em>Nevatars<\/em> and <em>Galapagos: the Last Eden<\/em>. You\u2019ll be able to plug a computer or handheld game console right into the USB-C compute puck to mirror it to the glasses, alongside your virtual windows, and you can ask Google\u2019s Gemini AI about what you\u2019re seeing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Google also writes that Google Photos is getting an XR update: \u201cThis year, Google Photos will include a new spatial gallery that wraps your library around you. You can pan from an entire year down to a single day with your hands, then open a favorite memory in 3D.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Xreal is also partnering with GameSir to offer a wireless gamepad with a dedicated Gemini key (and a charging dock, and swappable D-pads) and is announcing a folding portable wireless keyboard; we don\u2019t have price, release date, or other details for those.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/1020960\/google-xreal-glasses-debut-meta-vr-glasses-price-release-date\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this economy, how often does a product get less expensive before its debut? 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