Overview
- Preorders for the new Intelligent Eyewear collections opened on Thursday and the Warby Parker and Gentle Monster models will be available in stores and online on December 10.
- The glasses run Gemini for voice and vision tasks such as visual queries, real‑time translation across 70+ languages, turn‑by‑turn audio directions, and Guided Vision for people with low or no sight.
- Hardware is modest and focused on wearability: a 12MP ultra‑wide camera, two open‑ear speakers, four microphones, Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 with 2GB RAM, about 41 grams weight, and a 245mAh battery rated up to nine hours with additional charges from the included charging case.
- Pricing starts at $395 for Warby Parker frames and $449 for Gentle Monster styles, sales and demos are handled through those retailers and select Google and Samsung stores, and initial phone compatibility is limited to newer Pixel, select Galaxy models on One UI 9, and iPhone 13 Pro and later.
- Google and Samsung stress multiple privacy measures—on‑device face redaction for Gemini visual queries, a tamper‑resistant recording LED, no use of visual data for Gemini training or ad targeting, an off switch, and 18+ activation rules—but reviewers and regulators will watch how those safeguards perform in real use and whether future display models keep the same limits.