Google and Samsung are stepping into the wearable headset race. The companies are joining forces to release a mixed-reality headset that will compete with Apple’s Vision Pro and Meta’s Quest 3. The Samsung-built headset will be powered by a new Android operating system,

Project Moohan is among the many hardware products that will be built around Google's new Android XR platform.

The new on-stage demo video shows multimodal interactions, immersive Google TV and Maps experiences, and more.

Today’s Android XR announcement is all about the new platform and not any specific hardware, so don’t expect a ton of new info on Samsung’s upcoming VR headset. However, it’s impossible to talk about a new XR platform without at least demoing it on prototype hardware,

Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled a joint push into the mixed-reality market, introducing a new operating system and headset in a bid to challenge devices from Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.

We got an early hands-on look at Samsung's mixed-reality headset and Google's glasses, powered by an all-seeing assistant.

Google also announced the first Android XR device, Project Moohan, a mixed-reality headset produced by Samsung that appears very similar to the Apple Vision Pro.

Google just announced Android XR and confirmed that smart glasses are coming. And we now have a good idea of how it all works.