Dec. 8 at 7:52 PM
$GOOGL developing 2 categories of AI Gemini-powered smart glasses, set to arrive in 2026. The devices, co-created w/ Samsung,
$WRBY & others, will work wirelessly w/ a smartphone.
AI glasses designed for screen-free assistance, which use built-in speakers, microphones and cameras to let you chat naturally with Gemini, take photos & get help. And then there are display AI glasses, which add an in-lens display that privately shows you helpful information, right when you need it, like turn-by-turn navigation or translation captions.
For
$GOOG the new products & its new Android XR OS — represent a more refined, calculated approach to smart glasses compared w/ Google Glass, an ahead-of-its time product that flopped w/ consumers a decade ago due to its bizarre design, poor battery life & privacy concerns.
Google is also releasing a PC Connect app that will let any Windows PC connect to the Galaxy XR & mirror their laptop screen in the virtual environment