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Ever since the ill-fated demise of Google Glass in 2015, there\u2019s been a part of me itching to know how augmented reality (AR) glasses tech has advanced \u2014 and every now and then, I get a taste. For the last several years, I\u2019ve watched as display technology has shrunken down to fit right within a pair of glasses, and I\u2019ve gone hands-on with a handful of different types of head-mounted displays.<\/p>\n

Whether you want to call them AR or XR glasses, these wearable displays offer stunning possibilities. But I\u2019ve found there\u2019s one big impediment that consistently stands in the way of me properly enjoying these devices, and it could hold back huge swaths of the population: the nose.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Right now, the many commercially available AR\/XR glasses have a lot in common. My own experiences with popular models, including the Viture Pro<\/a>, Xreal Air 2 Pro<\/a>, and RayNeo Air 2<\/a>, have been pretty cool, with their absolutely tiny displays and special prism optics that make it appear as if a huge display is floating right in front of you.<\/p>\n