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Galaxy XR: The first Android XR headset

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169 points thelastgallon | 1 comments | 22 Oct 25 16:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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malnourish ◴[22 Oct 25 17:23 UTC] No.45672303[source]▶
I realize this is a self-fulfilling prophecy, but how can anyone justify buying this when Google notoriously kills off projects? My money says this goes the way of the Pixel tablet.

If Apple couldn't make it work, does Google really think they can? This should be headlining an event, not relegated to a blog post.

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hbn ◴[22 Oct 25 18:00 UTC] No.45672838[source]▶
> My money says this goes the way of the Pixel tablet.

I need to do a Google search every time to recall their history with tablets. I remember the Nexus tablets which came out for like a 3 year streak.

Then it was the Pixel C in 2015, then a 3 year gap until the Pixel Slate, then 5 years before the Pixel Tablet. Do not ask me about any of their capabilities or their intention in the market because every release could have been anything.

I'm so beyond getting on board with anything Google puts out, it's kinda just funny to watch and laugh at this point.

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bsimpson ◴[22 Oct 25 18:28 UTC] No.45673216[source]▶
I think the Pixel C was rumored to be a Chromebook that got Android instead last minute, and then the Pixel Slate did run Android, and now there are all the rumors about ChromeOS being rebased atop Android…
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1. mdwrigh2 ◴[22 Oct 25 20:29 UTC] No.45674751[source]▶
Yeah, that's exactly what happened with the Pixel C. A lot of politics around who would own tablets and laptops at the time that meant the winds changed direction ~yearly, hence the horribly confusing product line ups that happened.