I saw the device in front of me, Xreal's new Beam Pro, and thought: It's an Android phone. Large-screened, cameras on the back. But Xreal's $199 Beam Pro isn't a phone. It's a handheld controller ...

The tech itself is pretty cool — it's like having an antenna in your phone that can help securely verify and send data. Android's proprietary NFC software, called Beam, can be used as a secure ...