Samsung’s intelligent eyewear will bring Gemini assistance, a 12MP HDR camera and a claimed battery life of up to nine hours per charge to glasses scheduled for release December 10. Pre-orders for Gentle Monster Intelligent Eyewear and Warby Parker Intelligent Eyewear begin today, ahead of their U.S. launch. Samsung developed the eyewear with Google and designed it to share processing work with connected Galaxy phones.
The two collections span 30 designs, with choices in frame shape, color, size and lens treatment. Both collections are headed to the U.S., but only Gentle Monster Intelligent Eyewear is also scheduled for release in Korea. Samsung puts the eyewear’s weight at around 41 grams and says a fully charged charging case extends battery life to up to 72 hours.
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Samsung says wearers can ask Gemini questions about objects or landmarks in front of them and continue with follow-up questions. Other uses include translating menus and getting navigation instructions through Google Maps. For meetings, users can photograph a whiteboard, have Gemini pull out its main points and store the results in Samsung Notes.
The eyewear can sort notifications by context, group them and provide summaries, according to Samsung. It can also speak updates aloud and let wearers answer messages or make calls using their voice. The hardware combines open-ear speakers, four microphones and the Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 Platform, while the camera supplies Gemini with visual information and captures photos and video.
For gallery photos and videos, an external LED signals camera activity, accompanied by an inward-facing light and an audible alert for the wearer. Samsung says safeguards are intended to stop camera capture when that external indicator is obscured or fails to work properly. The company also says the speakers are designed to limit audio leakage while allowing wearers to hear their surroundings.
Samsung says Gemini’s visual inputs are excluded from model training and advertising targeting. When a wearer asks about something in view, the system is designed to obscure bystanders’ faces before delivering its answer. The eyewear is intended for adults aged 18 and older, with age checks required to activate the device and download apps.
