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Google partners with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster for Gemini-powered smart glasses

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Google announced AI-powered audio glasses at I/O 2026, partnering with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster, and Samsung. Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro and Android XR, the glasses launch this autumn and take direct aim at Meta’s dominant Ray-Ban smart glasses.

Google is having another go at smart glasses, and this time it is bringing fashionable friends along for the ride. At Google I/O 2026 on Tuesday, the company announced a new partnership with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to produce AI-powered “audio glasses” designed in collaboration with Samsung. Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro and running on Android XR, the glasses are expected to ship this autumn and will be compatible with both Android and iOS devices.

What Google actually announced

The pitch is straightforward: wear the glasses, speak a command, and let Google’s ecosystem handle the rest. During a stage demo, a Googler ordered coffee online simply by...

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