Subj : Google and Magic Leap have been showing off a new Android XR smar
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Oct 31 2025 16:45:09

Google and Magic Leap have been showing off a new Android XR smart glasses 
prototype

Date:
Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:33:21 +0000

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Wear a pair of these glasses and let Gemini AI tell you about the world as 
you walk through it.

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Leap and Google have new hardware to show off The prototype smart specs are 
similar to the Ray-Ban Meta glasses There's no word yet about a potential 
launch date 

There's a bit of a buzz around Android XR (Extended Reality) right now: the 
Samsung Galaxy XR headset just got its official unveiling, and now Google and 
Magic Leap have been showing off a prototype pair of smart glasses running 
Android XR. 

Yes, that's the same Magic Leap that released an augmented reality headset 
several years ago, which arrived with a lot of hype but ultimately didn't 
prove to be a hit. Now the company is trying again, with Google on board too. 

The smart glasses were shown off at the Future Investment Initiative expo 
event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as reported by Android Authority and others. 
It's the first time we've seen hardware from the Google and Magic Leap 
partnership announced last year . 

As per the press release , the device combines Magic Leap's waveguides and 
optics with Google's Raxium microLED light engine, resulting in visuals that 
can be put in front of the line of vision of the user. With added AI 

"The prototypes worn on stage illustrate how comfortable, stylish smart 
eyewear is possible and the video showed the potential for users to stay 
present in the real world while tapping into the knowledge and functionality 
of multimodal AI," says Magic Leap. 

As you might have guessed, Gemini AI is involved. One of the examples shown 
on stage was shopping for rugs: the smart specs were able to analyze the rugs 
that were in view, and answer questions about them. 

With cameras, mics, and speakers built into the glasses, this is all pretty 
similar to what we've seen before from Google's Project Astra and Ray-Ban 
Meta glasses , but it's interesting to see new hardware being shown off. 

There's no indication of when we might actually get to see these Android XR 
glasses launch though  these specs are very much at the prototype stage. 
Samsung has its own smart specs on the way, which are due in 2026 . 

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