16 hours Ago By Priya Singh
Samsung is set to host its Galaxy Unpacked event on January 22. According to a report, Samsung could unveil its first extended reality (XR) headset at the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event. The headset, known as ‘Project Moohan’ (meaning infinity in Korean), was initially introduced in December 2024 as a rival to Apple’s Vision Pro.
Although the full specifications of the headset have not been officially revealed, Samsung has teased several features, including multimodal input, advanced displays, and passthrough capabilities. First ever live demo of Samsung’s mixed reality headset running Android XR! Gemini AI built right in, the Google apps you know and love with a very intuitive UX. Also cool to see Google maps immersive view playing a key role which I cofounded & led product for while at Google! pic.
twitter.com/kUHclfxGge — Bilawal Sidhu (@bilawalsidhu) December 12, 2024 Samsung is expected to showcase prototypes or teaser videos of its Project Moohan headset at the Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event, according to a report by Business Korea. The headset will be the first to run on Android XR, a new operating system for XR devices, developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm.
XR encompasses augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies. While Samsung has previously released a VR headset, the Project Moohan marks its entry into the wearable XR headset market. ALSO SEE: Google Pixel 10a Could Skip Tensor G5 in Favor of Older G4 Chip, Leak Reveals Samsung's Project Moohan XR headset is launching amidst a slowdown in the XR market, with global VR headset shipments dropping 4% year-over-year and AR smart glasses seeing a decline of over 30%.
Despite this, the market is expected to grow by 2% in the near future. The upcoming headset is teased to feature passthrough support, similar to rivals like the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest 3, and will support Google's Gemini AI assistant. It is also expected to offer apps optimized for use on a large, virtual display.
A first look at Samsung's 2025 headset: https://t.co/jUIfq8l2SD Some interesting tidbits form this early look: - Runs on Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip - Has eye and hand tracking - Runs "Android XR" OS - Google Maps with full immersion - Typing in the air with a virtual keyboard pic.twitter.
com/keZerbEimc — Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) December 12, 2024 Since the Project Moohan XR headset operates on Android XR, it is expected to support a wide range of features announced by Google for the operating system. These include gesture-based Circle to Search, web browsing through Google Chrome, immersive Google Maps views, and live text translation within the wearer’s field of vision..
