Samsung Reveals More About Its Upcoming Google Glasses, Including New Designs
Samsung has revealed new design details and battery specifications for its upcoming smart glasses, which are being developed in collaboration with Google. The glasses will feature deep integration with Android devices and Gemini AI, positioning them as a direct competitor to Meta's wearable offerings.
Why it matters
This marks a significant expansion of the wearable technology market as major tech giants race to integrate AI assistants into everyday eyewear.
Two new frames from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, 9 hours of battery life, and privacy questions still in the air: here’s what Samsung shared about what’s coming this fall.
Back at Google’s I/O developer conference in May, I tried Samsung and Google’s smart glasses , which are expected this fall. At Samsung’s latest phone and watch-focused Unpacked event , a few more details on those glasses have emerged. New frame designs, some promised battery life and specs, and also, how Samsung and Google aim to address privacy concerns with glasses that Meta’s currently facing .
Samsung and Google’s first wave of smart glasses are display-free, but have a camera, microphones and speakers, much like many of Meta’s glasses . Display-enabled versions are also on the way, like Meta’s Ray-Ban Displays , but afterwards. They run Qualcomm chipsets inside, much like Meta’s glasses also do.
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