Google Shows Off Android XR Smart Glasses With In-Lens Display

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Google today showed off a set of lightweight smart glasses that have deep Gemini integration and an optional in-lens display that can offer up relevant information like turn-by-turn directions.

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Made to rival the Meta Ray-Bans and smart glasses coming from Apple in the future, Google's XR glasses feature a camera, microphones, and speakers. They connect to a smartphone for app access, and with Gemini integration, the glasses can answer questions about the wearer's surroundings, provide directions, and offer up live translations.

Gemini is able to use the cameras in the glasses to see what's around the wearer to provide feedback, and Google says the glasses will "see and hear what you do" so they'll understand context and "help you throughout your day." On stage at Google I/O, Google executives demonstrated how the Android XR glasses will be able to send messages to friends, make appointments, snap photos, and translate conversations in real-time.

Google plans to work with companies like Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to create stylish smart glasses that consumers will want to wear.

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NeonNights Avatar
NeonNights
15 weeks ago
This is what AVP should've been. Smartglasses offer a better convergence of tech and personal style than Apple's mixed reality headgear.

My Meta Ray Bans should arrive today and already can't wait to upgrade to Google XR next year.
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Dj64Mk7
15 weeks ago
I realize the demo today was just a prototype, but watching it live, my mind was absolutely blown.

This is very clearly the XR form factor for everyday use, and it made me extremely giddy to hear that the presenter was using prescription lenses, since the prescription lens options for the Vision Pro stop short of my particular script, which automatically made it a dead in the water product for me.

Overall though, super impressive demo, even if very rough. Actually, I strongly appreciate that the mishaps occurred, because it proved that the demos were in fact live, and it brought a sense of authenticity to the show that Apple sorely needs to adopt again.
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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NeonNights
15 weeks ago

and collect and use the associated data to your benefit, eh, for Google's benefit of course ...
As if the 1B+ global iPhone users don't already use some form of apps or services from Google (Gmail, Gmaps, Drive, Docs, YouTube, Waze, Fitbit, etc.), Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus, etc.), and Amazon.

The Apple faithful love to parrot Apple's privacy policies, while simultaneously are guilty of using the very products from companies they despise. Let's not forget that Apple accepts Google's money to be the default search engine for Safari on Macs, iPads, and iPhones.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jz0309 Avatar
jz0309
15 weeks ago

Google says the glasses will "see and hear what you do"
and collect and use the associated data to your benefit, eh, for Google's benefit of course ...
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ThisIsMike Avatar
ThisIsMike
15 weeks ago

This is what AVP should've been. Smartglasses offer a better convergence of tech and personal style than Apple's mixed reality headgear.

My Meta Ray Bans should arrive today and already can't wait to upgrade to Google XR next year.
Everything you see and hear is being sent to FB. Have fun with that.

AVP shouldn’t have been this, because AVP ISN’T this. AVP is a virtual reality headset. If your point is that Apple should have come out of the gate with smart glasses, totally valid, but, that said, those are on the way. And by the time Google releases these, they won’t be far behind.

Apple will keep working towards a pair of AR glasses, and these are all avenues towards these. I think they’ll be phenomenal- the product, the design, the OS.

What remains to be seen is can Apple meaningfully catch up on AI. Because if they don’t, the other stuff won’t matter. No one is going to buy a pair of smart glasses where the AI is Siri as it stand right now. I hope things look very different in another year or two on that front. Otherwise we may see Apple’s fortunes reverse dramatically.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
AndreDC Avatar
AndreDC
15 weeks ago
Is it just me or is apple looking further and further behind. Here's hoping for a great WWDC. Fingers crossed.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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