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Google announces Android XR, a new OS for headsets and smart glasses
Google just can’t quit face computers
The company just announced Android XR, a new operating system designed specifically for what Google calls “extended reality” devices like headsets and glasses. Google has been trying to crack headsets for more than a decade — there was Glass and Cardboard and Daydream, all of which had good ideas but none of which turned into much — and the company thinks AI is the key to making the user experience work. “We believe a digital assistant integrated with your XR experience is the killer app for the form factor, like what email or texting was for the smartphone,” said Sameer Samat, who oversees the Android ecosystem at Google, in a press briefing ahead of the launch.
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