We told you Google would be gunning for Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses with its Android XR “spatial computing” platform that was announced last year. At its I/O developer conference today, the tech giant said it’s teaming up with Xreal for a pair of next-gen augmented reality smart glasses called Project Aura.

The Aura glasses are expected to launch for consumers between the end of this year and early next year, likely costing thousands of dollars.

Xreal's launch is significant as Google tries to become a major operating system for virtual and augmented reality smart glasses and headsets.