Nreal brings its AR glasses to iPhones and the Nintendo Switch, but it isn't cheap

Date:
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:35:37 +0000

Description:
The Nreal Air AR Glasses are finally headed to the US, and a new dongle will connect them to the iPhone and the Nintendo Switch.

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Nreal's impressive AR glasses the Nreal Air are headed to the US along with a new adapter thatll make the specs compatible with a load of new devices.

Launching today, the Nreal Air AR glasses will be available on Amazon for $379. These glasses plug into a compatible smartphone via a USB-C cable and then virtually project a screen in front of you. Along with the surround
sound provided by speakers in the glasses arms, the Nreal Air glasses make it feel like you watching one of the best Netflix shows or playing an Xbox Game Pass game in your own private cinema.

On top of that, the newly unveiled Nreal Air Adapter will allow you to
connect the glasses to one of the best iPhones or a Nintendo Switch for the first time. This $59 add-on (when paired with an Apple lightning to digital
AV adapter) will allow iOS users to finally enjoy the same benefits that
Nreal was already bringing to many Android users.

The only downside of the adapter is its price. $59 is a lot to spend when you already paid $379 for the glasses, and it only gets worse when you realize that you also need the $49 Apple adapter as well for a total cost of $487. Thankfully, those of you hoping to use them with the Nintendo Switch wont
need an additional part everything you need comes with Nreals $59 dongle. A user playing a first-person shooter at home with the Nreal Air glasses (Image credit: Nreal)

We really liked the Nreal Air AR glasses this writer called them the best gadget theyve ever used but again the price was a major sticking point.
Aimed primarily at travelers, we felt that youd get a lot more bang for your buck by buying a pair of the best wireless headphones weve reviewed like the Sony WH-1000XM4 instead of these specs.

That said, if you have the cash to spare (and a compatible smartphone or console like a Steam Deck) youll probably love them. And if youre in the US you can buy them right now from Amazon.com . Nebula comes to Macs

Beyond the hardware news, Nreal has announced some improvements to its Nebula AR platform.

Chief among them is a Mac version of Nebula that will bring the platform to all MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs powered by Apple chips. Once youve plugged your Nreal Air glasses into one of Apple's best MacBooks or Macs , an AR desktop will launch, displaying multiple displays in the air around you like youre Tony Stark.

Nreals also updating the existing Nebula platform with a redesigned AR space thatll feature new 3D icons and widgets that recommend AR content to users.
On top of that, the Nebula Spatial Browser will now let you choose between
two different display modes horizontal mode for multi-window browsing and vertical mode if you want to see a longer version of one page. A recreation
of what Nreal's virtual multimonitor setup looks like (Image credit: Nreal)

Aside from cinema mode, which we like, we werent impressed by some of Nreal Nebula platforms other AR features. However, this update shows that its looking to improve its platforms usability. While we dont think these updates go quite far enough, were interested to see what Nreal comes out with next.

If you're looking to try a more interactive AR or VR experience then check
out our Pico 4 vs Oculus Quest 2 comparison guide to determine which headset is best for you.



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