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Magic Leap and Google Reveal Android XR Smart-Glasses Prototype as Three-Year Deal Advances

The renewed collaboration pairs Magic Leap waveguides with Google’s Raxium microLED display to push toward all-day wearable AR while keeping timing under wraps.

Overview

  • The prototype runs Android XR as a reference design intended to seed the broader device ecosystem.
  • The companies combined Magic Leap’s optics and waveguides with Google’s Raxium microLED light engine for brighter, lower‑power in‑lens displays.
  • The device was shown onstage at the Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia, where Google XR chief Shahram Izadi praised its clarity and display stability.
  • Magic Leap and Google formalized a three‑year extension of their partnership to continue co-developing AR glasses technology.
  • No product roadmap or release date was disclosed, and Magic Leap’s past consumer struggles persist despite significant Saudi Public Investment Fund backing.