- We have our first appropriate overview on the Samsung Moohan project
- MKBHD has also shown us Android XR fetures
- Gemini seem great on Ar Glasses
Thanks to a video on its YouTube channel, MKBHD, BROWNLEE brands gave us our best look on the SAMSUNG and Google MOOHAN – VR helmet prototype project project – and the Android XR platform as a whole. He does exciting things, but there are important questions (*cough* price *cough*) that we still need to answer.
Starting with the material, and we have seen certain details of the key helmets – but keep in mind that this conception of this prototype may not correspond to that of the consumer version which will be launched later this year. As it stands, however, the similarities with the Apple Vision Pro exceeds the silhouette of the device.
There is no strap on the head, but rather a single strap with a pro-commerian adjustment of meta-worry at the back. Brownlee says that combined with the facial interface of different form, means that it is comfortable without one (unlike the pro vision).
Like the Apple helmet, the device relies on an external battery. One difference here is that you can connect the USB-C cable to the official battery or any battery you choose (although there can be risks if you use an unofficial pack). I expected this subtle design upgrade; It allows you to decide if you want a more elegant pack or a larger battery with a much longer battery life, depending on your needs.
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Speaking of the Meta Quest Pro, Moohan borrows its optional light blockers. These complementary modules allow you to block light for a more immersive VR experience. Alternatively, you can remove them to see more from your real environment – ideal for mixed reality, because you have a better connection with the real world.
On this subject, the quality of mixed reality looked solid, although it was difficult to say too much because Brownlee seemed to be in a very brilliant room (an ideal environment for Mr) and as I saw it First hand with the 3-helmets meta-work, the recording of your cameras is very successful is of better quality than what the carrier experiences. We will therefore have to test it first -hand to understand how good it is for mixed reality.
Finally, we have learned that Project, Moohan, does not have your typical VR controllers and is based rather only on the monitoring of the hand (in a way – more on this subject in a moment). It could change, but hand follow -up seemed quite reliable. It closely corresponds to the hand -up of the hands used by Meta Quest helmets, which makes you tend your hand to touch and point a little more than the Apple Vision Pro. This should help the creators of applications to wear their META Systems XR applications to Android XR.
Gemini is designed for AR glasses
This is a good point to turn into software. Brownlee focuses on the gemini integrations of Android XR, which in all equity seem neat.
This XR version of Gemini Live is just as intelligent as your smartphone version, with many of the same features – you can speak to it, and it can even draw inspiration from the real world around you. Brownlee demonstrated an interesting turn, where he held a book with the cameras of the helmet and asked him “Can you take me here?” What Moohan replied “Of course, it looks like Wadi Rum in Jordan” before opening the Google Maps application at the rough location of the place where the photo was taken (even Rainbolt is not able to escape the uprising of the AI).
It is also delivered with a circle integrated into research, allowing Brownlee to use AI to try to search on the web examples of the shoes it wore or art on the wall of the room. He also underlined how Gemini allows you to open applications with your voice, which makes a less physically trying way to interact with XR.
Overall, however, I am a little disappointed. Gemini is a pleasure for the device, but I could see it working much better on the glasses compared to a helmet – because it is unlikely that you were promising with Moohan in your daily life, unlike the AR smart glasses. The other teasing software – XR versions of existing Android applications – did not light my world on fire either.
This is where the Apple Vision pro fell. This does not show us much more use of Moohan than your ordinary smartphone and your pair of basic intelligent glasses such as the Xreal Air 2S, which project your screen in front of you.
That said, it’s still the start. Samsung and Google could always convince XR developers to create exclusive and more significant uses for Moohan that your other devices cannot imitate. Obviously, a large part of this criticism depends on the price of Moohan – on which Samsung remains tight. If that changes, we will make sure you keep you in the loop.
