By Kenneth Li

(Reuters) -Samsung Electronics released its Galaxy XR extended reality headset on Tuesday, counting on AI features from Google to propel it into the nascent and uncertain market of computing-on-your-face that is dominated by Meta and Apple.

The headset, resembling those made by others such as Meta, will cost $1,799, or about half of what Apple charges for its Vision Pro headset.

It is the first of a family of new devices, powered by the Android XR operating system and artificial intelligence, in a long-term partnership with Alphabet’s Google and Qualcomm.

“There’s a whole journey ahead of us in terms of other devices and form factors,” said Google’s vice president of AR/XR Sharham Izadi in an interview ahead of the launch.

Up next will be the release of lighter eyeglasse

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