Samsung's Project Moohan XR Headset to Debut at Galaxy Unpacked 2025: Report
Samsung's Project Moohan XR Headset to Debut at Galaxy Unpacked 2025: Report ky3f
Samsung's XR headset will arrive with for Google's Gemini AI assistant and Circle to Search. 4h3e2e
Written by David Delima | Updated: 21 January 2025 13:32 IST
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Samsung developed its first XR headset in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm
Highlights
'Project Moohan' is Samsung's first extended reality (XR) headset
It is confirmed to be powered by Google's new Android XR operating system
The headset may through and multimodal input
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announced in December 2024 as a competitor to the Apple Vision Pro. While exact specifications of the purported headset are yet to be made official, the South Korean technology giant has already teased some of its features, including multimodal input, state-of-the-art displays, and through capabilities.
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Samsung's Project Moohan XR headset comes at a time when the XR headset market is witnessing a slowdown. As per Counterpoint Research's Global XR (AR & VR Headsets) Model Tracker for Q3 2024, global VR headset shipments declined 4 percent year-over-year (YoY), while the decline in global AR smart glasses shipments increased by over 30 percent YoY. The market is reportedly expected to see a 2 percent growth (YoY) in the period.
The XR headset is teased to come equipped with through , a feature offered by competitors such as the Apple Vision Pro and Gemini AI assistant and will have apps optimised to run on a large, virtual display.
As the Project Moohan XR headset runs on Android XR, it is speculated to a vast range of features Google announced for its OS. This includes Circle to Search with gesture , web browsing via Google Chrome, immersive views using Google Maps, and live translation of text seen within the wearer's point of view.
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