The new $299 Xreal smart glasses “xbx” on the Xbox Vibes channel

Ixreal known as Its advanced display Smart glassesmakes access to his equipment easier. On Wednesday, the company unveiled a new sub-brand — X By Xreal — focused on lightweight viewing glasses that start at $299.

Xerial It is a Chinese technology company that manufactures Forward Screen Smart glasses. Its devices connect to a phone, desktop or console and provide a screen that projects large, high-quality video directly into the wearer’s eyeballs. The glasses are intended to provide sharp, Reasonably comfortable A way to play games or watch movies on a big screen, without having to crane your neck down in front of your phone, laptop, or laptop Mobile games.

The X By First pair of glasses — a01 —He looks It also features Xbox branding, with the xbx logo displayed along the bezels in a bright yellow-green font that invites comparison.

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The a01 is extremely lightweight, weighing approximately 62 grams (0.14 lb). Xreal says the displays have a notable brightness of 1,600 nits, with HDR10 support, an anti-shake mode to help maintain image stability, and interchangeable frames. They’re designed to be comfortable, wearable glasses for people to wear on their faces, whether they’re lying in bed watching late-night shows or gaming with friends for long periods, according to the company’s press release. Because they connect to a phone or laptop that does the bulk of the video processing, the glasses don’t require their own batteries.

Xreal’s main goal with its eyewear is to win with wearability. Face computers have long struggled on this front. More powerful systems are born Heavier casesAnd she is Harder on faces. Major manufacturers of smart glasses, such as Meta and Googlethey aim to incorporate as many features as possible into their smart glasses while also keeping them mobile and comfortable. Meta, which has done well on this front, is still struggling to maintain its position More powerful glasses From bloating.

Xreal display glasses take a different tack, focusing on more specialized use cases for content consumption. It’s not designed to be worn while walking around, although the screen’s high brightness and color dimming features mean it can be used outdoors. A01 is also supported Xreal’s Beam Proan Android device that allows three degrees of freedom (3DoF) for tracking as well as access to Google Play Store apps.