With a 240 Hz refresh rate and Bose-tuned speakers: Asus reveals ROG Xreal R1 AR glasses before global launch
CES 2026Asus is bringing plenty of gaming monitors to CES 2026 this week in Las Vegas. On top of the ROG Swift OLED PG27UCWM and others, the company has also revealed a set of augmented reality (AR) glasses.
As the video below and its name make clear, the ROG Xreal R1 have been developed in collaboration with Xreal rather than being a standalone Asus creation. Consequently, these are not smart glasses like the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 or Gen 2. Instead, the ROG Xreal R1 follows in the footsteps of past Xreal AR glasses like the Xreal One Pro (curr. $649 on Amazon).
Unfortunately, the FHD (1,920 x 1,080) restriction of older AR glasses remains, as does the relatively narrow 57-degree field of view (FoV) and 3 degrees of freedom (DoF). Nonetheless, the ROG Xreal R1 has a few advantages over other AR glasses in its corner. For one, the ROG Xreal R1 offers a 240 Hz refresh rate across its micro OLED displays rather than the 120 Hz peak of contemporary AR glasses.
Additionally the ROG Xreal R1 features Bose-tuned speakers, with speaker quality being a shortcoming of many AR glasses. Moreover, Asus advertises its glasses with the ROG Control Dock, an accessory that bridges the gap between the ROG Xreal R1 and devices like a PC via DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0 ports. Currently, Asus hopes to launch the ROG Xreal R1 and ROG Control Dock before the summer. Pricing remains a mystery at this stage, as do full technical specifications.
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