GoKawiilRayNeo Air 4 Pro The RayNeo Air 4 Pro AR glasses are a solid entry-level pick for anyone looking for a portable, personal media consumption solution. If you're looking for a first step into the AR/XR space, this is a solid pick.
We’re spoiled for choice when it comes to face-worn gadgets that beam content straight into our eyes, from super-premium headsets like the Apple Vision Pro and Samsung Galaxy XR, to smart glasses with embedded displays like the Meta Ray-Ban Display, to more moderately priced options from companies like XREAL and VITURE. RayNeo’s Air 4 Pro AR glasses ($299 at Amazon) fall toward the latter end of that spectrum.
These glasses aren’t smart, per se; they don’t run apps or provide direct access to any AI assistants. But they can play video and audio from just about any device with USB-C, providing a private viewing experience that’s easy to toss in a bag for travel. I’ve got some issues with the Air 4 Pro, but at $299, I think these wearable displays could be a good pick for the right buyer.
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A monitor that fits in your carry-on
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The RayNeo Air 4 Pro is a pair of glasses with a general shape similar to the classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer (no relation). Inside the glasses is a pair of prisms that reflect two tiny micro-OLED displays, creating a 120Hz, 1080p display in the center of your field of view. For audio, there are Bang & Olufsen-branded speakers in the arms of the glasses, positioned near your ears.
From a distance, without a cable attached, the RayNeo Air 4 Pro look more or less like regular sunglasses. You can see through them even when the display is active, but an included clip-on shade blocks light from entering the glasses’ lenses, giving video displayed through the Air 4 Pro proper deep black levels and enabling use in bright environments.
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You can wire up most any gadget that outputs video over USB-C to play video and audio through the Air 4 Pro, which have a USB-C port at the end of their right leg. They’re completely plug-and-play, with no setup required on the glasses themselves, and only as much as any other monitor on the source device. They work with most modern phones, tablets, and laptops, as well as some popular gaming handhelds. I’ve used the RayNeo Air 4 Pro plenty with MacBook Pro and Pixel 9 Pro; the glasses generally work well with both, though some features aren’t Pixel-compatible.
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