Samsung Unpacked didn’t have any large XR revelations this 12 months, though the South Korean tech large has lastly proven off the near-final model of its Android XR headset, codenamed Venture Moohan.
We went hands-on with Moohan on the headset’s unveiling final month, the corporate’s upcoming blended actuality headset constructed on the newly introduced Android XR platform.
At this 12 months’s Unpacked, we had been holding out hopes to see a extra detailed take a look at Venture Moohan and perhaps even controllers, which up to now haven’t made an look. We had been additionally hoping to verify rumors of a tool reportedly aiming to rival Ray-Ban Meta Good Glasses.
Whereas none of these issues materialized, Samsung did exhibit a near-final model of Moohan, safely positioned out of attain. So no demos past these early, closed door hands-ons allowed final month. Take a look at the video beneath, courtesy of The Verge:
Drawing design and software program cues from Meta Quest and Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional, the machine encompasses a inflexible strap, eye-tracking, pancake lenses, and ergonomic design, which we thought was fairly near Quest Professional when it comes to consolation.
Although not as superior as its opponents in field-of-view or lens high quality, Moohan excels in AI integration. Powered by Google’s Gemini AI, the headset presents real-time contextual help, reminiscence retention, and immersive performance, making it a big contender within the MR house.
Moohan is predicted to launch someday this 12 months (and hopefully have an precise identify). Within the meantime, you possibly can study extra about Venture Moohan in our detailed hands-on, which discusses all the things from our impressions of the {hardware} to its integration of Android XR.
