xreal beam – SomeGadgetGuy

August 26, 2023August 23, 2023

Why Buy an XREAL Beam or Rokid Station for Your AR Glasses (When You Can Just Buy a REALLY Expensive phone)???

AR glasses manufacturers are taking matters into their own hands.

I’ve spent some time using the XREAL Air and the Rokid Max glasses, and both companies have recently started shipping “brain” computers to help people use these glasses more easily.

I have separate videos on the XREAL and Rokid “brains”, and I collaborated with TK Bay to do a combo of comparison videos for the glasses and the “brains”.

I expect I’ll be talking about these glasses a lot over the next year, as we wait for the really expensive Mixed Reality headsets to arrive. Consumers might be interested in trying a more “price accessible” portable face display.

But who are these “brain” computers even for?!?!? Why not just use your phone?!?!? UGGGGGHHHH!!! Continue reading “Why Buy an XREAL Beam or Rokid Station for Your AR Glasses (When You Can Just Buy a REALLY Expensive phone)???”

August 16, 2023

Rokid Station vs XREAL Beam: The Better Brain for YOUR AR Glasses? (Part 2)

XREAL Beam vs Rokid Station!

Part 1 Comparing the Glasses on TK’s Channel! https://youtu.be/ff23BJWb6Fk

We’ve talked about the glasses, now let’s chat about how you POWER those glasses. We kinda have to break this down into TWO parts. We need a computer to show us the content, but we also need a computer to produce the AR effects. Wouldn’t you know it, each “brain” here tackles DIFFERENT computing needs!

Continue reading “Rokid Station vs XREAL Beam: The Better Brain for YOUR AR Glasses? (Part 2)”

July 25, 2023September 7, 2023

XReal Beam: AR for ALL of us!

XReal Beam first look!

XReal is sponsoring this video to clear the air on augmented reality and phone compatibility. Folks don’t understand that iPhones and Pixels don’t support AR glasses. To make up for those issues from Apple and Google, XReal made the BEAM! This little “brain” powers the AR and 3D head tracking capabilities of the glasses for ANY computer or phone you connect it with.

Let’s do this right! Continue reading “XReal Beam: AR for ALL of us!”