Xreal’s One Pro intrigues me in ways Meta’s smart glasses don’t

There I was, sitting on the couch in a nondescript suburban cafe, typing away on a MacBook Pro while staring off into the distance with what looked to be oversized glasses (which also were conspicuously plugged into the computer). To most people, I probably looked a bit silly. Nobody actually commented on my setup, or maybe I was just too focused to notice. From my perspective, I was looking at a massive 222-inch virtual display through Xreal’s One Pro smart glasses, which was mirroring my laptop screen. 

Like a visual version of noise canceling, the glasses blotted out the chaos of the cafe so that I could actually concentrate on writing this review. I could also darken the frames a bit to serve as pseudo-sunglasses, further removing distractions. This work session in particular made the idea of smart glasses seem more compelling than anything in Meta’s failure-prone demo for the Ray-Ban Display.

With the One Pro, Xreal is close to making the dream of versatile smart glasses a reality. It’s not trying to be something you wear all day, an aspiration Meta is desperately chasing — instead, it’s meant for …read more