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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: 0.637s | source
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drunx ◴[22 Oct 25 17:42 UTC] No.45672580[source]▶
I feel like this tech always misses real life usecases. I mean yes sure we do watch movies... But are you really going to sit in the headset for 2 hours straight. It's physically... Biologically(?) Uncomfortable.

Then when they say - explore Google Maps - ok. Fun. But for what? 10 minutes? How prominent is that need/activity in our life?

All usecases that Apple and now Google/Samsung showcase are "imaginary", wishful thinking usecases. They don't stick. They are more like "party-tricks" than something that can integrate into our lives and fill in a certain gap.

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1. polyomino ◴[22 Oct 25 17:52 UTC] No.45672721[source]▶
The only thing people really do for extended periods of time in these headsets is play gorilla tag, highly skewed towards young kids.
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2. koolala ◴[22 Oct 25 18:34 UTC] No.45673298[source]▶
That or VRChat.
3. makeitdouble ◴[23 Oct 25 00:01 UTC] No.45676664[source]▶
Exercise works well enough too. If shadow boxing in a stinky gym for 2h is grating to you, doing it in VR will have a better chance of success in the long run.