Here's how Google is laying the foundation for our mixed reality future

Here are two of Google's reference model smart glasses. The one in the front features dual RGB waveguide displays while the one in the back relies on a single monocular screen. (Sam Rutherford for Engadget)

Today, during the XR edition of The Android Show, Google showed off a bunch of updates and new features headed to its mixed reality OS. And while most of the news was aimed at developers, I got a chance to demo some of the platform's expanded capabilities on a range of hardware including Samsung's Galaxy XR headset, two different reference designs and an early version of Xreal's Project Aura smart glasses and I came away ...