Xreal Air 2 Ultra AR glasses released: support 6DOF tracking, priced at $699

IT House reported on January 7 that augmented reality company Xreal (formerly known as Nreal) today released the latest product, the latest member of the Air glasses series-Air 2 Ultra. The glasses, priced at $699 (approximately 5,005 yuan), will begin shipping in March, and developers can pre-order them today.

The Air 2 Ultra glasses are more feature-rich than the $399 Air 2 that launched late last year. It offers full 6 degrees of freedom (6DOF) positional tracking and features Xreal’s typical sunglasses style form factor. Not only can the glasses be used to watch TV or play flat-screen games on a projection screen, they can also run immersive augmented reality apps.

Xreal’s Air 2 Ultra is a well-positioned “spatial computing” device, similar to their earlier Light mixed reality device, and has 6DOF tracking capabilities. Like other products in the Air series, the Air 2 Ultra projects a suspended image in front of the user's eyes, but the glasses add two 3D cameras, one on each side of the glasses, that can map the wearer's environment and enable special features such as hand-held controls. Department tracking. This allows developers to build apps that blend physical and digital spaces, rather than simply displaying traditional games, apps, or video sources like the Air 2 does. This makes Air 2 Ultra a more comprehensive and interactive device, providing users with a richer augmented reality experience.

Air 2 Ultra has a wider field of view than Air 2, reaching 52 degrees, a single-eye resolution of 1080p, a brightness of up to 500 nits, and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. According to XREAL, the Air 2 Ultra has a pixel count (PPD) of 42, which is much higher than the Quest 3 (25) and is expected to exceed the Apple Vision Pro.

While the Air 2 Ultra glasses are slightly heavier at 80 grams compared to the Air 2's 72 grams, they, like the Air 2, can connect to a variety of computing devices, including macOS and Windows computers, Samsung Android phones, and iPhones 15. Additionally, they support Xreal’s Nebula AR environment on Android, macOS, and Windows.

The glasses also support the iPhone 15 Pro’s new spatial video format, which means you can shoot spatial video with your phone and watch it on the Air 2 Ultra without having to buy the expensive Apple Vision Pro. This feature brings users a more convenient way to enjoy high-quality spatial video experience.

Currently, Ultra is not sold to ordinary consumers, but is sold through Xreal’s developer channels. The purpose is to establish an AR application library before a wider release in the future. The new product will be sold in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Available in Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic and Netherlands.

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