Overview
- The standalone mixed‑reality headset is the first flagship device on Google’s Android XR platform and pairs high‑resolution micro‑OLED displays with eye and hand tracking plus full‑color passthrough.
- Gemini Live is the defining feature, letting the assistant see the passthrough view or shared screen to deliver contextual help triggered by a button press or voice.
- Early testing highlights useful on‑the‑fly assistance for tasks like identifying items, organizing on‑screen apps, and offering gameplay tips, alongside controls to pause visual sharing or use voice‑only mode.
- Reviewers note present limits including no visibility into DRM‑protected content, the inability to record while screen sharing with Gemini, and a still‑thin catalog of XR‑native apps.
- Samsung is seeding interest with seven experience zones in South Korea, where about 70% of demo sign‑ups are young customers and slots are booked into early November, and it is bundling a year of Google AI Pro, YouTube Premium, Google Play Pass, and NBA League Pass in an Explorer Pack.