Here's Google's vision of AI smart glasses - it's the most convincing case for Gemini yet

Xreal, makers of the One Pro glasses, are among the first manufacturers to build around the Android XR operating system. Kerry Wan/ZDNET Google I/O 2025, like the few years before it, dove deep into AI and the various ways it's being integrated across the Search giant's products and services. Among the recipients is Android XR, Google's extended reality operating system that underpins the emerging product category of headsets and smart glasses. Also: Here's the Android XR headset that Google and Samsung are releasing in 2025 Android XR was first unveiled last December, but the company mainly covered the general software experience for XR and VR headsets. In fact, Google showcased most of its spatial computing features on a headset it created with Samsung and Qualcomm, codenamed Project Moohan. We're expecting to learn more about that project later this year. At I/O today, Google shifted its focus toward Android XR glasses, everyday wearables that can leverage cameras, microphones, ... Read full article.