Eyes On: Viture One XR Smart Glasses Let You Game on 120 Inches From Anywhere

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Smart glasses have existed as a niche category since Google Glass came out more than a decade ago. However, it’s only in the last few years that the technology matured into a viable product. While Apple, Google, and Lenovo aim to secure their stake in the virtual, augmented, and mixed reality space, Kickstarter-backed Viture hopes to make a splash of its own with the $479 One XR Glasses. The spectacles project a 120-inch virtual screen directly in front of you, providing a portable, private viewing experience that supports numerous devices, including your laptop, Nintendo Switch, and Steam Deck.

Viture gave PCMag an opportunity to check out the final product that's currently shipping to Kickstarter backers. After some demos, including an intense game of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, we walked away impressed. The Viture One XR Glasses make a strong case for themselves, even if that case is somewhat limited.

Not to be confused with a virtual reality headset like Sony’s PlayStation VR2, the Viture One XR Glasses are much simpler to understand. There is no virtual UI or secondary app; you simply run the included USB-C cord from the magnetic connector on the glasses to your device of choice.

Viture claims that the glasses maintain full HD resolution (1,920 by 1,080 pixels) at 60 frames per second and that they feature a 50,000:1 contrast ratio across their micro OLED display. That’s better than most IPS gaming monitors, which tend to hover between a 1,000:1 to 3,000:1 contrast ratio. (Contrast ratio indicates the luminance of the brightest white and darkest black that a display can produce.)

We first tested the glasses by playing Hogwarts Legacy on a PC. I noticed some minor hiccups, but that could be one of the performance issues