XReal Air 2 Pro AR glasses display crystal clear, high-def video in a pair of slightly oversized sunglasses.
Onits website, Xreal describes its AR glasses as “One screen to replace them all.”
Plus it has AR features.
This would be very coolif all of it worked right.
test with flying colors.
They feel only slightly more bulky than a normal pair of sunglasses.
Looks-wise, Xreals remind me of cheap sunglasses from CVS (ironic, since they cost $450).
The Beam lets you run Android-compatible apps in your glasses and provides a touchscreen for navigation.
But it’s not perfect.
The sound is decentnothing to write home about, but great for speakers embedded in eyeglasses.
Thankfully, you could easily pair up some Bluetooth headphones for flights.
All of this works really well.
It’s buggy, confusing, and crashes fairly frequently.
It’s also unnecessary, especially given the anemic offerings at the dedicated Nebula storefront.
I can’t buy one, either, as they’recurrently sold out.
So maybe it’s great; I have no way of knowing.
Directly connecting works great, but isn’t very useful.
Tinkerers might like the problem-solving aspect, but I just want things to work.
With one exception: the ability to make phone calls.
Things are a little more complicated over on iPhone.
But on a deeper level, there are some serious problems here in terms of ease of use.
The Air 2 Pro doesn’t feel finished.
