Competition for Meta and Xreal: RayNeo unveils 3 new display glasses at CES 2025
RayNeo presents three new display glasses with micro LEDs, AI cameras and integrated speakers. Market launch is mid-2025.
RayNeo announced three new display glasses at CES 2025: the X3 Pro, Air 3 and V3. According to RayNeo, the flagship X3 Pro weighs less than 85 grams and uses a Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 processor from Qualcomm.
The X3 Pro has a binocular micro-LED waveguide display with a brightness of 2,500 nits. According to RayNeo, it uses the world's smallest mass-produced Micro-LED optics. A dual camera system handles the AI functions and environmental perception.
The Air 3 with Birdbath optics offers a display with dimming function and 200,000:1 contrast ratio A four-speaker system with double acoustic chamber provides the sound.
The V3 weighs 39 grams, is aimed at content creation, and thus competes with the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. It uses a 12 MP Sony IMX681 sensor with HDR and optical image stabilization for image recording and three directional microphones for audio recording.
According to RayNeo, all three models will be launched on the market in mid-2025, with the V3 following later in the year. The company has not yet announced prices.
Market for display glasses continues to develop
RayNeo, a subsidiary of display manufacturer TCL, has already gained initial experience in the US market with the X2. A $150,000 developer fund is intended to promote app development. With the X3 series, RayNeo is now targeting the mass market and offering developers its own tools and platforms.
Manufacturers such as RayNeo and Xreal are occupying a niche between AR glasses and smart glasses with their wearables. These display glasses primarily extend the screens of smartphones or other devices, but can also offer rudimentary augmented reality features in some cases.
Lenovo is also involved in this market and presented the Legion Glasses 2 at CES 2025. The display glasses costs $399 and offers full HD displays, 120 Hz refresh rate and 800 nits of brightness at a weight of 65 grams. Xreal recently presented the One Pro, which is capable of native 3-DoF tracking and comes with the new X1 chip developed in-house for the first time.
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