Google and XREAL launched AURA on October 28, bringing Android XR apps and a wired laptop window into see-through glasses. Orders opened in the U.S., Canada and Korea, with Japan following November 2. Google's announcement puts launch pricing at USD 1,099 through year-end and shipments from mid-November. This is announcement-based reporting: we haven't tested the hardware or verified its visual output.
The useful distinction for anyone considering a portable workspace is where the software runs. Google describes Android XR apps running alongside a mirrored laptop display. That gives you a way to keep desktop software in view while using Android apps around it, though the announcement doesn't establish how comfortable that arrangement is for sustained work.
What the laptop connection does
Google says a USB-C cable supporting video output brings the laptop screen into AURA without installing software. The laptop display becomes a movable, resizable window beside Android XR apps. Its description establishes screen mirroring, without promising that each desktop application becomes a separate spatial window. Google also says Gemini can respond to content in the laptop window when you share your view. Those are the announced capabilities, rather than results from our own compatibility tests.
The computer you carry with the glasses
XREAL's store listing explains that the puck runs Android XR and handles processing and connectivity. It also holds the battery and touchpad. Evaluating portability means accounting for both pieces and their cable, even though only the glasses sit on your face.
The lenses let you see your surroundings directly, with five dimming levels, according to XREAL's product page. That describes how the display treats the outside world; it doesn't tell us whether small text stays readable across a full working session. The store listing describes gesture controls and Bluetooth input devices as alternatives to the puck's touchpad.
Fit deserves attention before ordering. AURA has two sizes for different distances between a wearer's pupils, and XREAL says the right fit helps prevent blurry edges and image cutoff. The next useful evidence will be shipping-hardware tests of text clarity and sustained comfort, especially with the laptop window placed beside Android apps. Until then, the announced workspace is a reason to investigate AURA, with usability still to be demonstrated.