Here in Sunny Mountain View, California, I am separated into a small box. Outside, there is a long line of tech journalists, and we are all here for one thing: Project Mohan and Google’s Android XR Smart Glass Proto -type. (Project Marine Booth is probably 10 feet away and remarkable.)
While there was nothing to steal AI’s spotlight on this year’s key note – 95 mentioned! – Android XR is producing a lot of buzz on the ground. But the demo we got here were especially few, with more guards, which I got to see back in December. Probably because, unlike a few months ago, there are cameras everywhere and these are “dangerous” demo.
Project Mohan VR Headset.
The first project is Mohan. When I first slipped to the headset, I didn’t change much. It is still an Android -flavored Apple Vision Pro, though more light and more comfortable to wear. Like Okolas headsets, there is a dial in the rear that allows you to adjust the fit. If you press the above button, it brings Gemini. You can ask Gemini to work, because they Is What are the AI assistants here? In particular, I ask him to take the Google Maps app to Google Maps to Tokyo to my old college stumping ground in Tokyo. Natural language and context, baby.
But this is a demo that I have received before. The “new” thing Google Google has to show me today is a local video. As, now you can now get a 3D depth in the old video that you have filmed without any special goods. (It doesn’t matter that for example the video I have shown that he certainly filmed with the eye to enhance the dramatic approach.)
When it is only that angle, you can see a glimpse of the hidden display.
Due to the outside crowd, then I have been given a sharp run of Google’s Proty -Type Android XR glasses. Emphasis on prototype. They are easy; Finding a cautious display in the camera and the right lens in the frame is actually difficult. When I slip over them, I can see a small parliamentary screen showing time and weather. If I press the temple, it brings it to the fore – you guessed it – Gemini. I have been indicated from Gemini to identify two paintings in front of me. At first, it fails because I’m too far away. (Remember, these are the demo Desperate.) I ask him to compare both paintings, and it tells me some clear results. On the right uses a bright colors, and on the left is a more quiet and pressed.
Taping the side will reveal the Gemini on the Android XR prototype glass.
On the nearby shelf, there are some travel guide boxes. I lie to Gemini – that I’m not an outside type, so which book will be the best for Japan’s travel plan? It picks up. Then I was pointed out to take a picture with the glass. I do, and a little preview on the display pops up. Now He is Ray Ben Meta Smart glasses can do nothing-and by argument, one of the materials in the Meta glass is the biggest weakness for creators, which makes a huge part of its audience. Adding the display allows you to frame your photos. It is unlikely that you will bend your head of accidental Dutch angle or to destroy the perfect shot with your illegal decision at night.
These are the safest demos that Google can do. Although I do not have proof of video or photo, the things I saw in December were another reliable example of why someone wants this tech. There were prototypes with a not, but Couple Built -in display, so you can have a wider theory. I need to try directly AI translation. Demo felt personal, active, powerful and beautiful dangs weird. But they were on a firmly -controlled guards – and at this point of the story of Google’s smart glasses, this tech journalists can’t even afford to say, “Hey, this equipment does not work.”
Reminder: This is a prototype. What will end shipping to users?
Meta is the name that Google has not said in a loud voice with Android XR, but you can feel its presence on the beach here. You can see in the way Google has announced stylish iware brands such as Stylish Monster and Warbby Parker as partner in Consumer glasses, which will launch, after a while. This is Google’s response to Meta’s partnership with Asyloroxotica and Rayan. You can also see it in the way you are positioning Google AI as a killer app for headset and smart glasses. Meta, on its own, has been preaching the same for months – and why not do it? It has already sold two million units of ray meta glasses.
The problem is, though Google lets us take pictures and videos this time, it’s hard to tell why Silicon Valley is so gang on glasses. I have repeatedly said. You have to look at it to believe it. Raders and video captures don’t cut it. Nevertheless, even if, in a limited time we have, we can create a camera Just so much And when I wear these things, I give you a glimpse – it will not be the same.
