Stephen Johnson

Stephen Johnson Senior Staff Writer

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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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May 15, 2026

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Key Takeaways

The ROG XREAL R1 is available for pre-order today at $849 via Best Buy,

The hardware features a 240Hz refresh rate and 0.01ms response time, the fastest currently available for AR glasses.

The R1 is bundled with the ROG Control Dock, which adds HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 connectivity

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XReal and ASUS Republic of Gamers announced this morning that pre-orders are open for the ROG XREAL R1 , a pair of augmented reality smart glasses designed for high-frame-rate gaming paired with a ROG control dock.…