Google announced today that its first “smart glasses” product is expected to launch this fall. It is teaming up with Samsung and glasses makers Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to launch new AI audio glasses. The glasses will run Android XR, Google’s platform for smart glasses and AR/VR headsets. There are cameras, speakers and microphones in the glasses, but there is no display in the lenses. Google previewed two of the designs coming from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, although there are other options. Google says both companies will have “full collections” available when the glasses launch. The glasses support Gemini AI, with Gemini integrated into all available features. Users will be able to say “Hey Google” or tap the side of the frame to bring up Gemini, and Google says the AI can do the following: Gives information about what the wearer sees, such as reviews of a nearby restaurant, the name of a cloud formation, or details about a confusing parking sign. Offer visual navigation with step-by-step instructions. Gemini can add stops or locate nearby locations like restaurants based on user preferences. Manage calls, send texts and summarize messages. Listen to music. Capture photos and videos and edit them with Google’s Nano Banana AI image editing engine. Translate spoken and written words in real time. Complete multi-step tasks like ordering coffee through DoorDash. Use apps on a connected smartphone with voice commands. Google says its upcoming glasses will be able to work with iPhones in addition to Android smartphones. Apple is working on its own AI smart glasses that should have similar capabilities, but rumors suggest Apple Glasses won’t be ready until 2027. In the future, Google plans to release “display glasses” that have a small screen in the lens to relay information from Gemini, but that product won’t arrive until later. Popular stories Google confirms Gemini-powered Siri will arrive later this year Google today commented on its partnership with Apple, confirming that Gemini will power a new, more personalized version of Siri that is expected to be released later in 2026. Google Cloud chief Thomas Kurian mentioned the partnership with Apple during Google Cloud Next 2026, a conference taking place today in Las Vegas, Nevada. Earlier this year, we announced a monumental partnership with… Google Photos to benefit from AI “Wardrobe” feature Google Photos has a new wardrobe planning feature that will help you decide what to wear. The AI will pull images of clothing from the Google Photos library, organizing clothes in a digital closet. You’ll be able to put items together to create outfits, and even try them on virtually with a digital avatar to see how they’ll look. The Google Photos app will display all elements of… Google says Pixel phones won’t get Apple’s liquid glass design The Android operating system for Pixel smartphones will not take design cues from Apple or adopt a Liquid Glass aesthetic, Google Android president Sameer Samat said recently (via 9to5Google). In response to a mockup on social media of an Android device with a Liquid Glass design, Samat said: “This is not happening! Y’all are wild.” The model was in response to a teaser video for The Android… Post navigation Google I/O 2026 Summary: Gemini 3.5, AI Search, Android XR Glasses and More Google launches AI-powered tools to optimize scientific research workflows
Google announced today that its first “smart glasses” product is expected to launch this fall. It is teaming up with Samsung and glasses makers Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to launch new AI audio glasses. The glasses will run Android XR, Google’s platform for smart glasses and AR/VR headsets. There are cameras, speakers and microphones in the glasses, but there is no display in the lenses. Google previewed two of the designs coming from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, although there are other options. Google says both companies will have “full collections” available when the glasses launch. The glasses support Gemini AI, with Gemini integrated into all available features. Users will be able to say “Hey Google” or tap the side of the frame to bring up Gemini, and Google says the AI can do the following: Gives information about what the wearer sees, such as reviews of a nearby restaurant, the name of a cloud formation, or details about a confusing parking sign. Offer visual navigation with step-by-step instructions. Gemini can add stops or locate nearby locations like restaurants based on user preferences. Manage calls, send texts and summarize messages. Listen to music. Capture photos and videos and edit them with Google’s Nano Banana AI image editing engine. Translate spoken and written words in real time. Complete multi-step tasks like ordering coffee through DoorDash. Use apps on a connected smartphone with voice commands. Google says its upcoming glasses will be able to work with iPhones in addition to Android smartphones. Apple is working on its own AI smart glasses that should have similar capabilities, but rumors suggest Apple Glasses won’t be ready until 2027. In the future, Google plans to release “display glasses” that have a small screen in the lens to relay information from Gemini, but that product won’t arrive until later.
