Google's First AI Smart Glasses Launching This Fall With iPhone Support

Source: MacRumors

Overview

Google announced that its first “intelligent eyewear” product will launch this fall. The company is partnering with Samsung and eyewear makers Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to bring new AI audio glasses to market.

Design and Partnerships

• The glasses run Android XR, Google’s platform for smart glasses and AR/VR headsets.
• They include cameras, speakers, and microphones, but no display in the lenses.
• Google previewed two designs from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, with additional options expected. Both partners will offer “full collections” when the glasses become available.

Gemini AI Features

Users can activate Gemini by saying “Hey Google” or tapping the side of the frame. Gemini is integrated into all available functions, including:

• Providing contextual information about what the wearer sees (e.g., restaurant reviews, cloud formation names, parking‑sign details).
• Offering sight‑based navigation with turn‑by‑turn directions, adding stops, or locating nearby places based on user preferences.
• Managing calls, sending texts, and summarizing messages.
• Playing music.
• Capturing photos and videos, then editing them with Google’s Nano Banana AI image‑editing engine.
• Translating speech and written text in real time.
• Completing multi‑step tasks such as ordering coffee via DoorDash.
• Controlling smartphone apps with voice‑based commands.

Compatibility

Google states the upcoming glasses will work with iPhones as well as Android smartphones.

Industry Context

Apple is reportedly developing its own AI smart glasses with similar capabilities, though rumors suggest a release date no earlier than 2027.

This article first appeared on MacRumors.com.