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Galaxy XR: The first Android XR headset

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169 points thelastgallon | 3 comments | 22 Oct 25 16:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.998s | source
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riedel ◴[22 Oct 25 17:25 UTC] No.45672323[source]▶
1.8k$ that is roughly 10x the amount I paid for my XReal Air 2. Does watching movies. Does work as a display using Android desktop mode and the phone as an air mouse [0] (worked best for me).

Wonder what I get for the other 1.6k, that makes me want it...

[0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htl.agmous...

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1. soco ◴[22 Oct 25 17:44 UTC] No.45672605[source]▶
But what AR can you do with them? I mean, what AR content can you get nowadays? Labeling the stuff around you? Pedestrian or bike navigation (not full screen display but hints)? Tourist information? Any of this integrates with a sibling app for extra info on the connected phone? I'm asking all this because for games I think VR is much better, and trying to understand the current practical value of customer AR.
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2. jama211 ◴[22 Oct 25 17:55 UTC] No.45672773[source]▶
I saw someone painting on a real window with a digital image projected onto it with their Apple Vision Pro kinda like a stencil. There are similar use cases like that.
3. riedel ◴[22 Oct 25 18:35 UTC] No.45673316[source]▶
Xreal is rather VR (it is nice to see what is around you still). However, where are the actual AR apps that make sense? Also who runs around with a Vision Pro. Then there is the camera issue. If things have not changed, you will not be welcomed in Europe wearing a camera rig (just read Steve Mann's accounts on that).