Nreal Light AR glasses add Clay AIR hand tracking, hint at 5G gaming

As Nreal moves closer to the consumer launch of its Light AR glasses, it’s continuing to bolster the wearable’s software capabilities with features that will appeal to end users. Today, the company announced that it’s adding Clay AIR’s high-fidelity optical hand tracking solution to the glasses, as well as expanding the platform’s cellular carrier support and apps.

In previous demonstrations of Light, Nreal has generally used a tethered Android phone as a controller, enabling users to move the device around or touch its screen to interact with AR objects viewed in the glasses. But some demos hinted that a hand tracking interface would also be available, enabling users to gesture in front of the glasses to touch buttons and grasp virtual items.