Samsung has opened pre-orders for its Intelligent Eyewear smart glasses, following their announcement in July. The glasses come in 30 distinct designs co-developed with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, with pricing starting at $395. They will be available in just two markets, South Korea and the United States, with general availability beginning on December 10.
The glasses run on Google's Android XR platform and are equipped with cameras, microphones and speakers, giving access to Google Gemini. The cameras let the AI assistant see a user's surroundings and provide additional context, turn-by-turn navigation, real-time translations and note-taking. Samsung is responsible for engineering the hardware, and the glasses are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chipset with 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.S1S2
Designed to be worn all day rather than as sunglasses, the frames weigh 40 to 44 grams and include a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera recording 3K at 30FPS or 1080p video. Four microphones provide spatial audio capture and two open-ear speakers deliver audio. Control is by a touchpad or voice commands, including a new "Hey Gemini" hotword, and the glasses can also be controlled through a Pixel Watch or Galaxy Watch. The battery is rated at nine hours on a single charge, with the charging case offering seven full charges.S1S2
On privacy, a white indicator light activates when a photo or video is taken and recording stops if the light is covered or disabled. Each pair has a physical on/off switch, and camera-invoked Gemini commands do not save images or videos to Gemini History or train AI models. Bystanders' faces are automatically redacted before Gemini processes visuals.S2
Warby Parker Intelligent Eyewear comes in three styles, Alden, Reid and Wren, across 14 variations, with optical and sun styles starting at $395. The Gentle Monster collection features six bold-coloured frames with 16 variations and pricing starting at $449. The glasses will be sold through select Samsung retail stores, Warby Parker retail and online channels in the U.S., and the Gentle Monster online store.S1S2
