I wore Google's Android XR glasses again - and my limit-testing should scare Meta and Apple

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During Google's two-hour keynote this week, the company spent a generous 12 minutes discussing Android XR and the "Intelligent Eyewear" genre that it encompasses. But when you've got hardware partners in Samsung and Qualcomm, and a rich software ecosystem to build around, that's all the time you really need to send a message.

Google is effectively launching three pairs of smart glasses by the end of this year: audio-only models from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, Project Aura with Xreal, and a reference model with a single-view display.

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I don't know how much each pair will cost when it eventually hits the market -- I'd ballpark something that's above comfort -- and I don't know how much of its capabilities will change in the months...

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