RayNeo X3 Pro AR, Step Towards Apple's Smart Glasses Era

RayNeo X3 Pro AR, introduced at CES 2025 (photo: x @apple_news_top)

JAKARTA - RayNeo X3 Pro AR, introduced at CES 2025, is one of the newest innovations in the augmented reality (AR) world that is getting closer to Apple's vision to creating smart glasses that resemble ordinary glasses but are able to display AR text and content.

Apple has long been rumored to have had the goal of creating AR glasses as a step in the evolution of Vision Pro. In fact, since 2019, it has been reported that Apple believes AR glasses will one day replace the iPhone.

Some competitors have tried to pursue this vision, including Meta, which introduced the Orion AR prototype last year. Despite providing a promising picture, the prototype is considered too large, impractical, and expensive, with production costs reaching 10,000 US dollars (Rp161 million) per unit.

RayNeo X3 Pro AR, as reported by Karissa Bell of Engadget, uses microLED projector technology and waveguides to create full-colored AR views with brightness levels of up to 2,500 nits. This allows text and menus to be clearly visible, even in bright neighborhoods like casino ballrooms in Las Vegas.

The main advantage of these glasses includes:

However, the RayNeo X3 Pro AR is not yet completely perfect. The two main weaknesses are:

The launch of RayNeo X3 Pro AR is promised to take place at the end of this year. With the technology and design, this device is getting closer to the concept of smart glasses that can replace conventional smart devices in the future.