Google takes a page out of Meta’s book, announces new audio-powered smart glasses
Google has announced a new line of AI-powered audio glasses in partnership with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. These glasses will allow users to issue verbal commands and interact with apps and services. They are expected to be available later this year, marking Google's renewed interest in the smart glasses market.
- ▪Google is partnering with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to produce new smart glasses.
- ▪The audio glasses will be compatible with both Android and iOS devices.
- ▪Users can issue verbal commands to the glasses to perform tasks through Google's ecosystem.
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Google is getting (back) into the smart glasses game. At Google I/O on Tuesday, the company announced a new partnership with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to produce a new line of AI-powered glasses. The company says that the devices will be built to pair with Android and iOS devices, and were designed in collaboration with Samsung. They will be available later this year, the company said. Google is calling the new devices “audio glasses,” in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them, and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, including Gemini. Image Credits:TechCrunch The user simply talks to their glasses (the demo shared on Tuesday involved a Googler ordering a coffee online by merely talking to it), and the device, when synced, complies.
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