We told you Google would be gunning for Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses with its Android XR “spatial computing” platform that was announced last year. At its I/O developer conference today, the tech giant said it’s teaming up with Xreal for a pair of next-gen augmented reality smart glasses called Project Aura.

The Aura glasses are expected to launch for consumers between the end of this year and early next year, likely costing thousands of dollars.

Yes, two hours to try the Android-based XR glasses at the Google I/O 2025, at least that is according to boots-on-the-ground reporter Maxwell Zeff. In case you missed it, we have the full story on the XR glasses,