Stephen Johnson

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Stephen Johnson is a senior staff writer at Lifehacker covering pop culture and technology, including the columns “The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture” and “What People Are Getting Wrong This Week.”

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October 28, 2026

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XReal debuted the XReal Aura XR glasses at Google’s Android Developer Summit.

Weighing under 95 grams, the glasses feature transparent optical see-through lenses, a 70° field of view, and a wired pocket puck.

They are available for order now in the U.S., and priced at $1,099 and $1,299 with shipments beginning in mid-November.

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The VR headset may be becoming a thing of the past. At Google's Android Developer Summit this morning, XReal officially debuted XReal Aura XR glasses, smart glasses with full XR capability.…