Android XR Smart Glasses Open for Preorder From Warby Parker and Gentle Monster
Google's audio-first Gemini glasses, built with Samsung and two eyewear brands, are expected to ship in December. Pricing has not been announced.
The first wave of Google's Android XR smart glasses opened for preorder on November 12. The glasses are a joint project between Google, Samsung and eyewear brands Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, which handle the frame designs.
What they do
This first model is audio only. There is no display in the lenses. Instead, you talk to Gemini through built-in microphones and speakers, and a camera lets the assistant see what you see so it can answer questions about your surroundings, translate signs or help with directions.
That makes them more comparable to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses than to a full mixed reality headset.
Price and timing
Gentle Monster says the line launches in December. Neither Google nor its partners have announced pricing yet, so preorders are effectively a place in line.
The launch is a key test of whether Google can build a hardware ecosystem around Gemini, much as it did with Wear OS watches, by letting fashion brands lead on design.
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