The first is new AR glasses in the form of the Xreal One Pro. A follow-up to the Xreal One, these smart glasses pack a 57-degree field-of-view, 700 nits of brightness, Bose sound, adjustable interpupillary distance, a vibrant Full-HD picture, and Xreal’s own X1 spatial computing chip. All in a package that weighs just 87g

What Meta's glasses do have is a built-in camera for taking photos and videos on the go, which the Halliday specs lack. The Ray-Ban Meta Glasses are a touch heavier at 49 grams (1

To augment the non-display experience, Meta's Ray-Ban glasses pair with the Meta View app, which allows you to view pictures or get information about your glasses. The extended app experience works fine but makes the Ray-Ban glasses feel less like a standalone gadget and more like a smartphone accessory.

Here, we’ll explore current efforts to go mainstream, such as Meta’s partnership with Ray-Ban and Samsung’s XR smart glasses. We’ll also take a look at some of the barriers that continue to hinder smart glasses, and what might lie ahead with solutions like Android XR.

Smart glasses are getting big attention at CES 2025, with some set to challenge Meta's Ray-Bans. AI watches for children and adults were also on show. View on euronews