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Google and Samsung unveil Gemini-powered smart glasses starting at $395

Google and Samsung have opened preorders for Android XR smart glasses featuring Gemini AI, cameras, and speakers in frames designed with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.

Two models wearing dark-framed smart glasses with subtle integrated camera sensors.
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Google and Samsung have opened preorders for their new Android XR "Intelligent Eyewear" smart glasses, combining Gemini artificial intelligence with integrated cameras and speakers. According to reporting by Wired, the devices are a joint hardware collaboration with Samsung, featuring frames from Warby Parker priced from $395 and Gentle Monster starting at $449.[1][9][12][13]

The glasses are offered across nine styles and deliver up to nine hours of battery life, allowing wearers to capture photos and audio, navigate, and translate their surroundings in real time. Engadget reported that the eyewear functions without built-in displays. Preorders are scheduled to ship on December 10, with a U.S. release planned.[3][5][6][8][10]

Google is placing privacy safeguards and recording indicators at the center of its rollout as it prepares to compete directly with Meta in the camera glasses market. Outlets including Wired and Bloomberg noted that Google is deliberately positioning the wearable as a more privacy-focused alternative amid consumer sensitivity surrounding microphones and wearable data collection.[2][4][6][7][11]

Key facts

  • Google and Samsung have opened preorders for Android XR "Intelligent Eyewear" powered by Gemini AI.
  • Warby Parker frames start at $395, while Gentle Monster frames are priced from $449.
  • The smart glasses are offered in nine styles and are scheduled to ship on December 10.
  • The glasses offer up to nine hours of battery life and support real-time navigation, capture, and translation.
  • Google is highlighting camera privacy safeguards and recording indicators to compete against Meta's smart glasses.

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  1. TE

    TechmemeArticle ·

    Google and Samsung open preorders for their Android XR "Intelligent Eyewear" smart glasses, for $395+ for Warby Parker frames and $449+ for Gentle Monster (Julian Chokkattu/Wired) Julian Chokkattu / Wired : Google and Samsung open preorders for their Android XR “Intelligent Eyewear” smart glasses, for $395+ for Warby Parker frames and $449+ for Gentle Monster — The “Intelligent Eyewear” is a collaboration between the two tech companies, with Samsung providing its hardware expertise …

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  2. AI

    Analytics Insight@analyticsinmePost on X ·

    𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗦𝗗 𝟯𝟵𝟱 Google smartglasses are entering the AI wearables market with a starting price of USD 395. Powered by Gemini, the new devices signal Google's push to bring artificial intelligence into everyday eyewear. The company is also putting privacy at the heart of its strategy as concerns grow over cameras, microphones and data collection in wearable technology. #GoogleSmartglasses #GeminiAI #GoogleGemini #AIWearables #SmartGlasses #ArtificialIntelligence #TechNews #AnalyticsinsightUAE Read More👇 https://t.co/PWufRAulNW

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    🚨 AI News | TestingCatalog@testingcatalogPost on X ·

    Google announced a pre-order for intelligent eyewear from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, built in partnership with Samsung. - Warby Parker comes at $395 👀 - Gentle Monster seems to be "not available" yet. Up to 9h of battery life. These glasses allow users to "capture, navigate, and translate their physical surroundings in real time." https://t.co/J7TQkWZv3o

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    Ars Technica@arstechnicaPost on X ·

    Google pushes privacy angle as Gemini-powered smartglasses debut starting at $395 https://t.co/utuw45MPOd

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  5. EN

    Engadget@engadgetPost on X ·

    Google’s first run of intelligent eyewear has a lot to offer. https://t.co/5Ld8qWOMXt

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    Analytics Insight@analyticsinmePost on X ·

    𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 Google is preparing to challenge Meta in the smart glasses market. Its upcoming AI eyewear combines Gemini assistance with recording indicators and camera privacy safeguards. #Google #Meta #RayBanSmartGlasses #WearableAI #Technology #analyticsinsight #analyticsinsightmagazine Read More 👇 https://t.co/YVjJ82J67N

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    WIRED@WIREDPost on X ·

    Eager to separate its glasses from Meta’s offerings, Google is positioning its frames as the more privacy-minded option. https://t.co/Jm6ka9nIyn

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    Quartz@qzPost on X ·

    Google and Samsung's AI glasses are here — and they start at $395: The smart glasses race just got serious: Google and Samsung are taking preorders for Gemini-powered frames from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, with a U.​S. release set… dlvr.​it/TWJQrw #SmartGlasses #AIGlasses https://t.co/FkCiYt6C2Q

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  9. TE

    Techmeme@TechmemePost on X ·

    Google and Samsung open preorders for their Android XR "Intelligent Eyewear" smart glasses, for $395+ for Warby Parker frames and $449+ for Gentle Monster (@julianchokkattu / Wired) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

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  10. AG

    AGTP@AGTPinsightsPost on X ·

    BREAKING: Google and Samsung open preorders for AI smart glasses in nine styles with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. Priced at $395 to $449, shipping Dec. 10. https://t.co/4jx6Ucq5Ci

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  11. BL

    Bloomberg@businessPost on X ·

    Google is taking on Meta's camera glasses and putting a big emphasis on privacy. https://t.co/Ip9G9LSp3j

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  12. NE

    NeowinFeed@NeowinFeedPost on X ·

    Google and Samsung have officially opened pre-orders for their new Intelligent Eyewear collections, developed in partnership with eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. #Google #Samsung #Eyewear https://t.co/L0kiuZasXJ

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  13. EN

    Engadget@engadgetPost on X ·

    Google Intelligent Eyewear hands-on: Gemini, a camera and speakers on your face Google’s intelligent eyewear is finally here with a launch price and date. It teamed up with Samsung, Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to put its Gemini AI into stylish frames for your face. Here’s how our experience with some preview units went.

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