The smart glasses industry has long been a tortured dream of Silicon Valley. The premise is appealing enough: What if, to enjoy the benefits of mobile computing, people didn’t have to…
…Brand partnerships matter An understanding of design During the Google I/O 2026 keynote presentation, the first models in Samsung’s line of smartglasses were officially revealed for the first time. They…
A woman is approached by a man wearing smart glasses . Next thing she knows, there's a video of their interaction, uploaded to social media without her consent . It gets 40,000…
…The report also brings out Samsung’s partnership with eyewear brand Gentle Monster and mentions Android XR as the platform powering these glasses despite the fact that this first release is more…
…Expand Expanding Close Smart glasses are better than ever, but the promise of Android XR is too close to ignore Ben Schoon Jan 11 2026 - 9:00 am PT Smart glasses have…
…Meta has a head start, but not a lock Meta deserves credit for getting smart glasses into the mainstream conversation. The Ray-Ban partnership gave the product a familiar look, and the…
…Meta uses glasses frames from Ray-Ban, the popular brand owned by Italian company EssilorLuxottica, while Google and Samsung are reportedly working on smart glasses in partnership with the American eyewear company…
Earlier this year at CES , Xreal and Asus announced a partnership to develop a rather ambitious pair of augmented reality glasses called the ROG Xreal R1 . At the time, the two companies…
…Google's about to enter the race with a whole range of smart glasses , the company's first return to everyday face tech since Google Glass in 2013. This time, the focus…
…Mobile This could be 2026’s best smartphone, if only it didn't rip off Apple's Liquid Glass Liquid Glass is ruining this year's best Android smartphones. Make it stop…