Google to release first smart glasses since Google Glass flop
Summary
Google is releasing new smart glasses in autumn, featuring a small camera and speakers that work with artificial intelligence called Gemini. These glasses will connect to both Android and iPhone devices and allow users to interact hands-free via audio instead of a screen, with a future display version planned.Key Facts
- Google first launched Google Glass in 2013 but stopped selling it in 2015 due to high price and privacy concerns.
- The new smart glasses will include a camera and speakers built into the frames and arms.
- The glasses will use Google's AI product, Gemini, to provide help through spoken audio directly to the user.
- Two styles will be available, designed by Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.
- They will work with both Android and Apple iOS devices.
- A future version with an in-lens display showing text and information is in development but not yet released.
- Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, which also have a camera and speakers, have sold seven million pairs, but raised privacy issues about people being recorded without consent.
- Other companies like Snap and Apple are also working on smart glasses products.
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