Xreal launched the Air 2 and Air 2 Professional AR glasses in October, now the corporate provides a brand new class of system – the Xreal Air 2 Extremely. What units this aside from its siblings is that it has two cameras mounted on the body that allow 6 levels of freedom (6DoF) monitoring.
The information from these cameras is used to find out the person’s location in 3D area. The cameras will also be used to trace the person’s hand, which permits controller-free interactivity with apps. That’s not all – the 3D knowledge from the cameras can be utilized to create 3D meshes, for semantic scene understanding and extra (with extra options to be added sooner or later).
Monitoring apart, Xreal additionally upgraded the digital show on the Air 2 Extremely. It now has a subject of view of 52°, up from 46° on the Air 2 (Professional). Every eye will get a 1080p picture, which means that the Extremely delivers 42 pixels per diploma (vs. 49 ppd on the Air 2) at a refresh fee of 120Hz. The digital picture is equal to a 154” show at 4m/13ft distance and ha a peak brightness of 500 nits, so it may be used outside too.
Regardless of including additional {hardware}, the Air 2 Extremely remains to be very gentle – it ideas the scales at 80g (in comparison with 72g for the common Air 2). This was achieved with the brand new titanium eyeglass body, which has the additional benefit of giving the headset a premium look.
We name this a headset, nevertheless it’s nearer to eyeglasses in each appear and feel. We discovered the brand new adjustable temples help to be fairly snug even throughout lengthy intervals of sporting the glasses. For comparability, the Meta Quest 3 weighs 515g and gives 25 ppd (although with a a lot wider subject of view).
The Xreal Air 2 Extremely will likely be out there for pre-order shortly, you can see it on the firm’s web site. The common worth for the Extremely is $700, however pre-orders include a $100 worth lower. The brand new headset will begin transport in March. Xreal may also launch a brand new model of its SDK, which is able to allow builders to faucet into the brand new performance.
By the best way, you probably have an iPhone 15 Professional, you’ll be able to shoot Spatial Video and convert it to a side-by-side format and look at it in 3D on the Xreal Air 2 glasses (the vanilla, Professional and Extremely fashions).
Xreal is at present the chief of the AR market – a number of days in the past the corporate introduced that it reached 51% market share globally in Q3 2023. It has shipped 350,000 AR glasses thus far.
Presently, it ships its glasses within the US, Europe and Asia, however the firm plans to broaden availability to extra nations this yr.