My second — and safer — hands on with Android XR. Remember, you gotta see it to believe but also… these are risky demos. www.theverge.com/hands-on/671... - ThreadSky

vicmsong.bsky.social • 1 day ago

My second — and safer — hands on with Android XR.

Remember, you gotta see it to believe but also… these are risky demos.

https://www.theverge.com/hands-on/671077/project-moohan-android-xr-google-io-2025-smart-glasses-wearables

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aviginsburg.bsky.social•1 day ago

Was there any AR functionality in the XR demo? Or did the Gemini screen pop up blocking your vision?

jamesoloughlin.bsky.social•1 day ago

“There were prototypes with not one, but two built-in displays, so you could have a more expansive view.” I guess this wasn’t Project Aura from XReal and was stereo display?

jamesoloughlin.bsky.social•1 day ago

Project Moohan has a tradeoff like Vision Pro has but different decision was made; weight distribution of a ridged strap but likely uncomfortable if seated / laying. Then again Vision Pro’s Dual Loop strap I think is a good balance. I don’t think anyone finds the Solo Knit alone comfortable >30mins

vicmsong.bsky.social•1 day ago

Project Aura wasn't here today (or a part of the main keynote despite being a pair of glasses...). An yeah, that prototype I saw was something different.

jamesoloughlin.bsky.social•1 day ago

Also what is like having a monocular display? Comfortable? Consumer ready? I have a lot of experience with AR products with stereo displays but other than Google Glass and Focals by North (not sure these count by comparison) limited monocular display experience.

papapishu.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is facial recognition tech already in the glasses or going to be easy to install because i know meta denied that until they didn’t

alanlxx.bsky.social•1 day ago

Any clues about price? I like the look of the Samsung headset but if the cost is closer to Apple than Meta I'd rather spend it elsewhere.

vicmsong.bsky.social•1 day ago

No clues just yet.

mims.bsky.social•1 day ago

So interesting. Was the resolution in the Samsung smart glasses high enough to do things like live captions for live translation?

vicmsong.bsky.social•1 day ago

They didn’t show that demo to press today but i did back in December. Worked, but the demo was on strict guardrails. Live AI translations IRL is a different beast.

mims.bsky.social•1 day ago

I bet. Still! Even if it could only work for basic stuff, that would be cool. I told my kids this kind of thing is coming (one is a Duolingo addict, the other loves travel) and they were excited

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