Google and Samsung coming together for a mystery mixed reality device has been the talk of the town for a while, and the tech community has been curious about when the product would be revealed and to find more details about it. Previous reports have suggested that the product is a headset that is being launched to take on Apple's Vision Pro and that more information will emerge as we near the end of 204. But now the mystery has finally been unveiled as the product in the works is, in fact, a pair of smart glasses.
Qualcomm hinted recently that Samsung and Google have been working together on a pair of smart glasses
Samsung's TM Roh announced in February 2024 that the company is partnering up with Google to bring an extended reality (XR) product and would be using Qualcomm's chipset to power it. At that time, the state of the technology and the initial form factor pointed towards a headset that mirrored the Apple Vision Pro. Although sparse information has been available on the development so far, Qualcomm has recently given away key information on what the product would actually be.
While talking to CNBC, Qualcomm's CEO Cristiano Amon mentioned that Samsung and Google have come together to make a pair of smart glasses. Amon detailed that the product coming out of this partnership would be a new one and offer a fresh experience;
It’s going to be a new product, new experiences. What I really expect to come out of this partnership, I want everyone that has a phone to go buy companion glasses to go along with it.
While there is no official confirmation about this development from either company, given Qualcomm is also on board for this new product, the chances of the information being reliable are greater. While currently there is not much information on the product, we expect the smart glasses to incorporate AI for varied functions as Amon further shared his excitement on the Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses being a hit and how AI played a crucial role in it, indicating the possibility of the trend to continue for other similar devices as well.
We cannot be certain whether the mixed reality device is, in fact, smart glasses until any of the partners give a statement on it, but we know it would be running on Android's operating system. During the Unpacked event held in July, TM Roh mentioned the XR platform to come out this year, so we might see the the product soon.
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