Samsung's Jay Kim at its live streamed Galaxy Event on Sept. 4, 2025. Samsung | screenshot by Jason Hiner/ZDNET
It's well known that Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm are joining forces to release wearable devices powered by Android XR. After all, the three companies have been talking about it for two and a half years and they've made it clear that Project Moohan -- their XR headset to compete with Apple Vision Pro -- will launch before the end of 2025.
But there's another product that they've been working on, but not talking about as much -- only dropping a few hints and winks here and there.
And they just dropped another big tease.
I'm talking about AI smart glasses -- the audio-only kind that will compete with Meta Ray-Bans. Korean news outlets have said they will be announced at a September 29 Samsung Unpacked event in Korea, as ZDNET has reported. Google quietly mentioned at its I/O event in May that it was working on both "Headsets and Glasses" with Samsung.
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And then last Thursday, September 4, Samsung Executive Vice President Jay Kim ended the livestream of their Galaxy Event that announced the S25 FE phone and the Galaxy Tab S11 Series tablets by issuing a clear nod to the new device likely to be called Galaxy Glasses.
"We're leading the way in mobile AI, but we're still in the early stages," said Kim. "By collaborating with companies that share our vision we're creating entirely new products and reimagining what everyday experiences can be."
Samsung had just announced that it was putting all of its Galaxy AI features into its $649 mid-range phone -- and no longer reserving the best AI features for premium smartphones. But "entirely new products" was a clear pointer toward something not previously mentioned.
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