When I think of Android TV or Google TV, three device types come to mind: a streaming box or stick like the Chromecast or new Google TV Streamer, a projector with built-in Google TV, or an actual TV that runs Google’s platform. But there’s a fourth category that’s slowly starting to pop up: AR glasses. Yes, you heard that right. You can actually take your entire TV with you, in your pocket, through a pair of glasses, and I got to test that out briefly during IFA.
The glasses are made by Rokid, a brand that’s been vaguely on my radar for about a year now. They’re called the AR Joy 2, and using them, in person, felt a bit too awesome and surreal. Like that first time I turned on the XGIMI Mogo Pro projector and got wowed by the fact that I could carry a big bulky TV with me anywhere as long as I grabbed that small box. But projectors need big white surfaces, a bit of darkness, and can’t be used on a plane or in a cafe. AR glasses can.