I wore Google's Android XR glasses again - and my limit-testing should scare Meta and Apple - ZDNET

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. My latest demos of the Android XR reference glasses and Project Aura show even more promise for Google's wearable lineup. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. During Google’s two-hour keynote this week, the company spent a generous 12 minutes discussing Android XR and the “Intelligent Eyewear” genre that it encompasses. But when you’ve got hardware partners in Samsung and Qualcomm, and a rich software ecosystem to build around, that’s all the time you really need to send a message. Google is effectively launching three pairs of smart glasses by the end of this year: audio-only models from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, Project Aura with Xreal, and a reference model with a single-view display. Also: Everything we saw at Google I/O: Gemini 3.5, Android XR glasses, Spark, and more I don’t know how much each pair will cost when it eventually hits the market — I’d ballpark something that’s above comfort — and I don’t know how much of its capabilities will change in the months leading up to that. What I do know is that they’re all supercharged by Gem