Gentle Monster announced its Android XR-powered smart glasses will launch in December, with pre-orders opening November 12 — the same date Warby Parker appeared to briefly reveal for its own version. Both brands, along with Samsung, are partners in Google's Android XR eyewear push, and Gentle Monster paired its reveal with a teaser for a short film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Joaquin Phoenix. Google itself has not confirmed either launch date.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-06
According to Korean outlet Chosun Biz, Samsung's first Android XR smart glasses, reportedly dubbed 'Intelligent Eyewear,' will launch in South Korea and the US by mid-December. The report says the glasses will initially skip China, Japan, and Europe, with wider availability possibly coming in 2027. Earlier reports had pointed to a late-November debut in South Korea.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-11-03
CNET is running a two-minute survey throughout November asking readers to rate wearable devices—fitness trackers, smartwatches and smart glasses—on battery life, accuracy, comfort, app experience and overall satisfaction. Responses will be tallied and the top-rated devices will be featured in an upcoming People's Picks roundup.
cnet.com
· 2026-11-02
Courtrooms in England, Wales and New York have barred AI glasses like Meta's, and many schools and corporate offices are following suit, citing concerns over hidden cameras and microphones. Meta has also faced scrutiny after reports that outsourced workers reviewed intimate images and videos captured by its smart glasses, which the company says is done to improve the product.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-02
Senators Ron Wyden and Edward Markey sent Meta a letter demanding details by Thanksgiving on whether the company conducted human rights and safety reviews before releasing its smart glasses. They asked how Meta assessed privacy risks to users and bystanders and what safeguards currently exist, citing reports that the glasses have been used by ICE agents during raids and flagged by an NYPD counterterrorism memo. The letter also cites Meta's own disclosures that imagery from the glasses' AI features may be retained and used, with human reviewers, to train AI systems.
yro.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-31
A group of U.S. senators has launched an inquiry into Meta's smart glasses, seeking information on whether the company assessed potential human rights violations tied to the devices. The inquiry centers on due diligence Meta may or may not have conducted before releasing the product.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-29
Xreal announced the Aura smart glasses at Google's Android Developer Summit, built on the Android XR platform and Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite chip. The glasses connect via a wired puck device for processing rather than computing on-device, use a Sony Micro-OLED display at 1200p/120Hz with a 95-degree field of view, Bose audio, and support Gemini along with various Google Play apps and XR experiences at launch.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-28
Samsung and Google have not detailed how their upcoming Android XR smart glasses will address privacy concerns, even as rival makers introduce features like recording indicator lights and physical camera covers. Raven Resonance's Raven Prism glasses use both a light and a magnetic lens cover to signal when the camera is active, while HTC has pursued its own approach with the Vive Eagle glasses.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-28
A new guide details how to identify smart glasses by their thicker frames, lens-housing bulges near the temples, and recording indicator lights. It also warns that some low-cost smart glasses sold on TikTok Shop and Temu lack recording lights, making them harder to detect by that method alone, while audio-only models like Ray-Ban Meta Audio Glasses have no cameras at all.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-27
Even Realities has released a tortoiseshell-inspired 'Brown 2' color for its Even G2 smart glasses, made through a 20-hour shaping and polishing process so each pair's pattern varies slightly. The company also launched Polarized Sun Clips and a stainless steel Chain as add-on accessories. The Brown 2 glasses cost $649, with the Sun Clips priced at $149 and the Chain at $79, all available globally.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-26
Even Realities has launched Brown 2, a new color variant of its G2 smart glasses that is slightly lighter than the standard model, with frames individually shaped and polished for 20 hours to create subtle variations. The glasses come in rounded and square styles and are priced at $649, alongside new accessories: $149 clip-on sunglasses and a $79 neck chain. A recent software update also added new gesture controls and the ability to monitor AI coding agents.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-26
A review highlights how AI-enabled smart glasses can outperform headphones and earbuds in everyday tasks like reading incoming messages aloud and handling phone calls, since they remain on the wearer's face at all times. The piece notes that glasses avoid issues like ear fatigue from holding a phone, overheating from over-ear headphones, or isolation from noise-canceling earbuds, while still allowing awareness of surroundings during calls.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-25
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