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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: 0.21s | 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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AshamedCaptain ◴[22 Oct 25 18:30 UTC] No.45673238[source]▶
And Samsung is even worse: remember GearVR ?

I had a Note device that on launch was compatible with GearVR, but they killed support for it in one of the few the Android updates. This was back when getting 3 Android updates was "lucky". i.e. they launched and completely killed GearVR (paperweight level) all within 5 years.

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1. jjmarr ◴[23 Oct 25 03:52 UTC] No.45678004[source]▶
I remember GearVR and used it for years as a teenager. It was a great product and was supported long after they stopped selling it. To this day, the subreddit is active.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GearVR/

Honestly, it was a phenomenal product and is part of the reason I'm considering the Galaxy XR now.