Oct 01, 2021 16:00:00

Introducing the compact and lightweight AR glass 'Nreal Air' that allows you to enjoy full HD video on a large 130-inch screen, and will be available for purchase in Japan by the end of the year.

Nreal , the developer of augmented reality (AR) devices, has announced the Nreal Air, a smart glass with a mass of approximately 76g that specializes in watching videos. In Japan, it is handled by KDDI and NTT DoCoMo, and is scheduled to appear after December 2021.

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The biggest features are the lightness and compactness that literally looks like 'Air', and above all, the design that you can't tell at a glance that it's an AR glass.

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— Nreal Japan (@NrealJapan) September 30, 2021

Smart glasses 'Nreal Air' optimized for watching videos will be released after December | 2021 | KDDI CORPORATION
https://news.kddi.com/kddi/corporate/newsrelease/2021/10/01/5451.html

Press Release: AR Glass 'Nreal Air' Released | Notice | NTT DoCoMo
https://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/2021/10/01_00.html

Nreal announces lighter, cheaper Nreal Air AR glasses --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/30/22700782/nreal-air-smart-ar-glasses-release-date-shipping-countries

The Nreal Air looks like ordinary sunglasses and has a design similar to the previous model 'Nreal Light' released by Nreal in 2020. Nreal Air does not have a built-in inside-out camera and has 3DoF degrees of freedom, so you can not enjoy advanced AR technology, but it has a see-through structure where you can see the surroundings as it is through the lens part, so you can check the surroundings while wearing it. I can.

Nreal Air is optimized for video viewing, and you can use video viewing services such as YouTube and Twitch by connecting it to a compatible smartphone with a USB Type-C cable. It is possible to project multiple contents on one screen at the same time, or share one screen and watch the same video with multiple people.

It weighs about 76g, about 30g lighter than Nreal Light, has a resolution of 1920 x 1080, a refresh rate of up to 90Hz, and a pixel density of 49PPD. The viewing angle is 46 degrees, which gives you the same experience as looking at a 130-inch screen 3 meters away.

Nreal describes the product as 'compatible with most Android devices' and 'the first AR smartglass to work on iOS.' The previous model, Nreal Light, was only compatible with 5G-enabled smartphones using the Qualcomm chip, so it wasn't available on Apple devices.

However, KDDI is Nreal Air 'also supports the iPhone series by combining with optional device' for the 'depends on the details as soon as, separately will guide you' and has said for, can not be connected to the iPhone in the Nreal Air alone There is a possibility.

A spokeswoman for Nreal said, 'We started developing Nreal Air because we realized that most users are using smart glasses for watching videos.' Nreal Air will be released after December 2021. The price is undecided, but it is announced that it will be cheaper than the price of Nreal Light (KDDI selling price is 69,799 yen including tax).