Tag: glasses
Google may be planning a Gemini-powered rival to the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
In our Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses review, we described the gadget as the best AI wearable on the market at the moment – and it seems Google is ready to get back into the smart specs market with its own pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses. According to The Financial Times and The Verge, Meta …
Google wants Gemini smart glasses
Google does not want to make its own XR headsets or glasses. Rather, it’s taking an Android OEM model, with Google now looking to partner with EssilorLuxottica, which is behind Ray-Bans, for Gemini smart glasses. According to The Verge, Google “recently approached” EssilorLuxottica about “putting its Gemini AI assistant in future smart glasses.” For context, …
Google in talks with EssilorLuxottica for smart glasses partnership after early success of Meta Ray-Bans
Meta is planning to spend billions to buy roughly 5 percent of EssilorLuxottica, the €88 billion European eyewear giant it has collaborated with on two generations of Ray-Ban smart glasses. The Financial Times and other outlets earlier reported news of the talks, which I’ve also confirmed. I’m told the negotiations are advanced and it’s likely …
Google Resets Its Ambitions for AR Glasses to Make up Lost Ground
At its IO developer conference in May, Google turned heads when it showed off a demo of Project Astra, a real-time AI assistant that could see and perceive the world around it. It could understand jokes, read code, and even remember where the user left their glasses. At one point, the user switched from using …