What’s the story?
ASUS ROG and XREAL have unveiled the ROG XREAL R1 AR glasses, a wearable spatial display designed for high-performance gaming on PCs and consoles.
Why it matters
The glasses’ 57 degree FOV creates a 171-inch virtual screen that covers 95% of a user’s focus, offering massive scale without requiring physical space.
The bigger picture
The collaboration signals a move toward high-performance spatial displays that replace traditional monitors for mobile and console gaming.
In Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality News
January 12, 2026 – XREAL, a provider of augmented reality (AR) glasses and spatial computing technologies, has announced a strategic partnership with ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) to unveil the ROG XREAL R1 AR glasses. Announced last week during CES 2026, the device is the first to feature a 240Hz refresh rate in a spatial display format, according to the company.
The ROG XREAL R1 utilizes micro-OLED technology to deliver a Full HD (1920 x 1080) resolution. Powered by XREAL’s dedicated X1 spatial computing chip, the glasses project a virtual screen equivalent to 171 inches from a distance of four meters, providing a field of view (FOV) of up to 57 degrees. For competitive gaming, the device features a 3ms motion-to-photon latency.
The hardware includes the ROG Control Dock, which provides connectivity through DisplayPort 1.4 and two HDMI 2.0 ports. This allows users to switch between PCs and consoles. The R1 also supports a direct USB-C connection to the ROG Ally handheld console, which the company stated is optimized for plug-and-play use with zero setup required.
“Our goal has always been to make spatial computing feel natural, powerful, and wearable,” said Chi Xu, Founder and CEO of XREAL. “By combining XREAL’s leadership in lightweight XR hardware and proprietary optical systems with ASUS ROG’s world-class gaming performance, we’re making our goal reality.”
Weighing 91 grams, the R1 features XREAL’s X-Prism optical engine and electrochromic lens technology. This allows the lenses to automatically adjust transparency based on lighting conditions or when a user looks away from the anchored virtual screen. The glasses also incorporate Sound by Bose technology for spatial audio and support 3 degrees of freedom (3DoF) tracking, allowing players to anchor the virtual screen in a fixed physical position.
The ROG XREAL R1 is expected to ship globally in the first half of 2026. For more information on XREAL and its AR solutions, please visit the company’s website.
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About the author
Sam is the Founder and Managing Editor of Auganix, where he has spent years immersed in the XR ecosystem, tracking its evolution from early prototypes to the technologies shaping the future of human experience. While primarily covering the latest AR and VR news, his interests extend to the wider world of human augmentation, from AI and robotics to haptics, wearables, and brain–computer interfaces.