Samsung and Google AI Glasses Open for Preorders

AI glasses jointly developed by Samsung Electronics and Google will open for preorders on the 12th, ahead of an expected December launch. Korean brand Gentle Monster and U.S. brand Warby Parker each designed a version, both equipped with Google’s Gemini. The companies announced the preorder schedule for the “intelligent eyewear”: Gentle Monster posted it on its official website on the 6th, while Warby Parker confirmed it during its third-quarter earnings announcement on the 5th local time.

The glasses run on the Android XR platform jointly developed by Samsung Electronics, Google and Qualcomm. Samsung provides hardware expertise, Google contributes AI and software, Qualcomm supplies semiconductor technology, and Gentle Monster and Warby Parker handle the designs. Samsung and Google first revealed the glasses they were developing with the two brands at Google I/O in May, then presented the design and main features at Galaxy Unpacked in July. Samsung said at the time that it planned to extend the Galaxy ecosystem from smartphones to glasses.

The product is not augmented reality (technology that overlays digital information on the real world) eyewear that displays images on the lenses; it centers on camera and voice features. Users can talk with Gemini to get information about nearby objects or places, and use live translation, navigation, message checks and photography. The glasses also support voice commands and touch controls on the frames, and work connected to a smartphone. Google plans to release voice-focused glasses first, followed by display glasses that show information on the lenses.

Gentle Monster released a trailer for a promotional short film starring Joaquin Phoenix, the lead actor in “Her.” Jonathan Glazer, director of “The Zone of Interest,” is producing the film, which is scheduled for release in mid-November. Gentle Monster plans to launch its glasses in December, while Warby Parker plans to deliver them to customers during the year-end holiday season. Neither brand has disclosed pricing.

Samsung Electronics and Google are entering the AI glasses market with this product. Meta’s smart glasses, developed with Ray-Ban, have become a leading product in the market; Meta has sought wider adoption by combining fashion-brand designs with cameras and voice AI. Samsung and Google’s glasses combine Gemini, Android XR and Samsung’s mobile hardware expertise, and will be sold through the two design brands.

AI glasses jointly developed by Samsung Electronics and Google will open for preorders on the 12th, ahead of an expected December launch. Korean brand Gentle Monster and U.S. brand Warby Parker each designed a version, both equipped with Google’s Gemini. The companies announced the preorder schedule for the “intelligent eyewear”: Gentle Monster posted it on its official website on the 6th, while Warby Parker confirmed it during its third-quarter earnings announcement on the 5th local time.

The glasses run on the Android XR platform jointly developed by Samsung Electronics, Google and Qualcomm. Samsung provides hardware expertise, Google contributes AI and software, Qualcomm supplies semiconductor technology, and Gentle Monster and Warby Parker handle the designs. Samsung and Google first revealed the glasses they were developing with the two brands at Google I/O in May, then presented the design and main features at Galaxy Unpacked in July. Samsung said at the time that it planned to extend the Galaxy ecosystem from smartphones to glasses.

The product is not augmented reality (technology that overlays digital information on the real world) eyewear that displays images on the lenses; it centers on camera and voice features. Users can talk with Gemini to get information about nearby objects or places, and use live translation, navigation, message checks and photography. The glasses also support voice commands and touch controls on the frames, and work connected to a smartphone. Google plans to release voice-focused glasses first, followed by display glasses that show information on the lenses.

Gentle Monster released a trailer for a promotional short film starring Joaquin Phoenix, the lead actor in “Her.” Jonathan Glazer, director of “The Zone of Interest,” is producing the film, which is scheduled for release in mid-November. Gentle Monster plans to launch its glasses in December, while Warby Parker plans to deliver them to customers during the year-end holiday season. Neither brand has disclosed pricing.

Samsung Electronics and Google are entering the AI glasses market with this product. Meta’s smart glasses, developed with Ray-Ban, have become a leading product in the market; Meta has sought wider adoption by combining fashion-brand designs with cameras and voice AI. Samsung and Google’s glasses combine Gemini, Android XR and Samsung’s mobile hardware expertise, and will be sold through the two design brands.