I tried Nreal Air, and I finally get AR glasses

Nreal Air AR glasses; a pair of black AR glasses on a wooden table
(Image credit: Future)

Nreal Air is the leading brand for AR glasses, but I've never really understood what they are for; heavier than standard sunglasses and lacking the full virtual worlds of VR, I've always looked at this technology dumbfounded. But recently I tried Nreal Air and to my surprise I finally got what all the fuss is about.

AR, or augmented reality, to give the tech its proper name, has had its champions for years. Many leading clever folks see full AR as the end result of VR; Microsoft for one has viewed virtual reality as a stepping stone to AR. But holding AR back has always been those muddled preconceptions, after all do you really want to view your phone all day and never escape the updates from Vloggers eager to sell you energy drinks?

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Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.