As a part of its Galaxy XR headset presentation, Samsung additionally briefly teased one other wearable product. It is working in collaboration with two eyewear firms, Warby Parker and Mild Monster, on AI-powered smart glasses to go up in opposition to Meta’s Ray-Ban fashions, Samsung’s head of buyer expertise Jay Kim announced on the finish of the livestream.
“We’re additionally actually excited concerning the AI glasses that we’re at present constructing along with Google,” Kim mentioned. “We’re working with two of probably the most forward-thinking manufacturers in eyewear, Warby Parker and Mild Monster, to introduce new gadgets that match into your way of life.”
Samsung will deal with two completely different markets with these manufacturers, although each will embrace “cutting-edge” AI options co-developed with Google. With Mild Monster, it is creating “fashion-forward” glasses that may doubtless be aimed on the larger finish of the market. The Warby Parker collaboration, in the meantime, will yield eyewear designed for normal customers, in all probability at a lower cost level.
Samsung solely mentioned that the AI glasses will convey “fashion, consolation and practicality” to on a regular basis life through Android’s XR ecosystem. As we saw in May with Google’s prototype XR good glasses, it can doubtless make use of a Gemini-powered show that may present notifications and small snippets of information out of your apps, just like the music you are listening to or turn-by-turn GPS instructions. It must also have a built-in digital camera, in fact, together with audio system and a microphone.
Design and look can even be key, however Samsung has but to indicate any photographs of the upcoming good glasses and did not reveal a launch date. Nonetheless, it can have a tricky climb in opposition to Meta’s lineup given the Ray-Ban branding and that firm’s head begin on the expertise. Final week, Meta launched its Ray-Ban Display model that features a display screen for a real prolonged actuality expertise.
