Android XR is still in the early stages, but I got to try a prototype pair at Google I/O. The hardware looks promising, and it should benefit from changing attitudes about smart glasses.

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.

Android XR head Shahram Izadi talked to CNET about Google's big next steps for AI, AR and VR, and the company's partnerships with Samsung, Warby Parker and Xreal.