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Xreal, Google’s smartglasses partner, thinks it has finally mastered this notoriously tricky industry

TechCrunch • Sun, 24 May 2026

Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of XREAL, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point.

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Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of XREAL, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point.

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Chi Xu, the founder and CEO of XREAL, thinks the smart glasses business has finally reached a turning point.

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