The last thing I expected to happen this month was seeing Samsung and Google announce the XR devices they teased together with Qualcomm nearly two years ago. That device, which is supposed to compete against the Apple Vision Pro, was expected to be a "one more thing" type of announcement at the Galaxy S25 event next month.
However, Google confirmed earlier this week that Project Astra AR and AI experiences are coming soon to smart glasses. That was part of the big Gemini 2.0 announcement that dropped right in the middle of OpenAI's "12 Days" ChatGPT event and Apple's iOS 18.2 release. That's the iPhone update that brings ChatGPT integration to iOS.
In that context, it's unsurprising to see Samsung and Google announce Project Moohan (Korean for "infinity") seemingly out of the blue on an otherwise quiet Thursday in December. Project Moohan (dare I call it Galaxy Infinity) will launch in 2025 to compete against the Vision Pro. But the XR device, which can be seen in the image above, will have a big advantage over Apple's spatial computer: Built-in Galaxy AI and Gemini.
That's not the only twist, as Google also confirmed XR smart glasses are coming soon. That's a product that Apple has yet to make.
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