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Google reportedly making its own AR headset, like Microsoft’s HoloLens
July 23, 2025
Virtual reality headsets are all the rage right now, like with theHTC Vive, theOculus Go, and Lenovo’s recent partnership with Google, theMirage Solo. However, these headsets immerse you in a virtual world; it might be based on reality, but it is not your reality.
TheMicrosoft HoloLensis built with augmented reality in mind. Using the HoloLens, you can move while viewing the real world around you, while simultaneously seeing 3D digital imagery. This creates what is called “mixed reality,” where you interact with both real-world and artificial elements at the same time. Check out the video below to see how it works.
Right now, Microsoft’s $5,000 HoloLens is the only device on the market that offers an untethered mixed reality experience (that’s for the Enterprise model; there is no consumer edition yet). However, it looks likeGoogle, viaWinFuture, is developing a mixed reality headset of its own, codenamed the Google A65.
Little is known about the A65, butWinFuturedoes have a few details. First, like the HoloLens, the A65 will likely offer a wireless experience, enabling you to wear the headset and walk freely around your home, office, or even outside.
Next, the A65 will likely have some sort ofQualcommprocessor. It is not entirely clear whether the processor will be an existing chip that Qualcomm makes or a new, unique processor just for the A65. The rumor is that the A65 processor will be based on theQSC603, which is specifically for “Internet of Things” hardware. That seems unlikely, but either way, Qualcomm is reportedly involved.
Third, the Taiwanese manufacturerQuantais allegedly involved in the creation of the A65 as well. You might remember Quanta as the company that helped Google develop thePixel CAndroid tablet.
Finally, Quanta is also involved with a company calledMetain the development of something called the A66. Meta already makes mixed reality headsets, like theMeta 2. Could the A66 be similar to the A65? It’s hard to say anything at this point.
It makes sense that Google would want to make true mixed-reality hardware since it already tried (and failed) withGoogle Glass. This A65 unit could be the evolution of the Glass experience into something more powerful and useful. Time will tell how this all plays out.
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