Google Intelligent Eyewear

Google Intelligent Eyewear is the smart-glasses product line for which Google officially opened pre-orders on 12 November 2026. In the official blog post See our intelligent eyewear lineup and pre-order your pair, dated Nov 12, 2026, Shahram Izadi, VP and GM of XR, wrote: “Today, pre-orders begin for the new Intelligent Eyewear collections, made in collaboration with Gentle Monster, Warby Parker, and Samsung.” Officially, the frames bring Gemini assistance onto the glasses for real-time directions, language translation and visual help on the go, and can also capture photos, play music and manage a schedule.

At 14:24 UTC the same day (22:24 Asia/Shanghai), the official account @Android posted: “Introducing intelligent eyewear, built in partnership with Samsung and our iconic eyewear brands, Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. Now available for pre-order.” At 15:30 UTC, @GeminiApp posted about saying “Hey Gemini” on the glasses to explore street art, get book recommendations from a shelf, translate in real time or check a calendar on the spot. The product site is glasses.google. This site’s sitemap scan shows that the official blog (and a companion privacy post) were new pages since the previous 20:32 scan.

Officially, the collections are designed as everyday frames and work with Pixel and Samsung phones as well as iPhones. Gentle Monster’s collection includes six designs in bold colors such as dark red, pink, gray and yellow, with tinted, clear, blue or brown lenses; prescription options are available for most frames, starting at $449, in the United States and South Korea. Warby Parker’s lineup has three styles — Alden, Reid and Wren — in optical or sun versions starting at $395, in Pine, Saddle and Jet Black, with a range of prescription, width and lens options; it is sold at warbyparker.com, and guided demos can be booked at more than 360 Warby Parker stores. The company says the frames weigh around 41 grams, the battery lasts up to nine hours depending on use, and a portable case can recharge the frames up to seven times. The glasses go on sale in stores and online on 10 December; pre-orders are live online and in-store at Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, with hands-on demos at select Gentle Monster, Warby Parker and Google Store locations.

On features, the blog says you can say “Hey Gemini” or tap the frames to get hands-free help that ties together Google apps and services: learn the story behind street art, ask for a recommendation from a bookshelf, or look at an event poster and check Calendar availability. Gemini can also add what you are looking at to a grocery list or remind you where the next meeting is. Google Maps provides turn-by-turn directions in the ear, and when you ask Gemini, Google Translate can do real-time speech translation with automatic language detection across more than 70 languages. The post also introduces Gemini’s new Guided Vision feature, which offers conversational audio descriptions for people who are blind, have low vision, or want visual assistance to read small print or find everyday items, and a collaboration with Aira so users can say “Hey Gemini, open Aira Explorer” to stream the glasses’ camera to a trained human visual interpreter. Custom-tuned open-ear speakers support YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music and Audible (a footnote says Audible is only available at launch when paired with an Android phone). A 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera can take photos and video by a button or a Gemini request, with an indicator light; the glasses are designed to stop recording if the light is covered or disabled.

On privacy, Google published a separate explainer and lists in the product post that camera visuals used by Gemini on the glasses are not saved in Gemini History and are not used to train AI models or target ads, and that bystanders’ faces are designed to be redacted before Gemini processes them; data on the glasses is encrypted, and data leaving the glasses is encrypted in transit; users control which apps can use the camera and microphone and can review or delete Gemini chats; every pair has an off switch so they can be worn as regular glasses. The company also says Intelligent Eyewear is only available for Google accounts from the United States and South Korea, and requires a compatible account for users 18 or older. Footnotes warn that Guided Vision is AI and can make mistakes, is not a medical device or mobility aid, and that at launch Guided Vision and Aira are only available when paired with a compatible Android phone. Supported phones listed include Pixel 7 series and above (Android 17 September 2026 update or later), selected Galaxy models on One UI 9.0 or higher, and iPhone 13 Pro and above.

Do not treat the partner collections as three unrelated operating systems, or describe Guided Vision as a medical device or a replacement for a cane or navigation aid. The official name used in the Google blog and the @Android post is Intelligent Eyewear; this entry is titled Google Intelligent Eyewear so it is not confused with the generic phrase “intelligent eyewear.”

Key points:

• Official blog: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/xr-ar/google-intelligent-eyewear-collections-pre-order/ ; privacy post: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/intelligent-eyewear-privacy-protections/ ; product site: https://glasses.google ;
• Official post: https://x.com/Android/status/2120885368417333468 ; Gemini account post: https://x.com/GeminiApp/status/2120901953505177996 ;
• This is a concrete Google product-line name (Intelligent Eyewear). Do not describe it as a generic “AI glasses” category, or conflate it with unannounced eyewear projects.

Why it matters

This is a 12 November 2026 official pre-order launch, posted on the Google blog and the official @Android account, with a product site, partner posts and a companion privacy explainer. For people tracking Gemini on devices, wearables, and Google’s hardware work with Gentle Monster, Warby Parker and Samsung, it is a verifiable new proper name.

This page only restates the official blog, privacy post, product site and official posts. Battery life, weight, prices and the in-store date are company statements and are not independently checked here.

Limits

Pre-orders and sales are currently limited to U.S. and South Korea accounts, and features vary by phone and region; launch limits for Guided Vision and Aira are in the official footnotes. Do not describe Intelligent Eyewear as on sale worldwide, or Guided Vision as a medical or mobility device. Prices, stock, compatibility and terms are on the official site.

1. Read https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/xr-ar/google-intelligent-eyewear-collections-pre-order/ , and compare https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-security/intelligent-eyewear-privacy-protections/ , https://glasses.google , and the official posts https://x.com/Android/status/2120885368417333468 and https://x.com/GeminiApp/status/2120901953505177996 ;
2. To pre-order or book a demo, follow the current pages at glasses.google and at Gentle Monster and Warby Parker; do not rely only on prices or dates copied here;
3. When quoting the $395 / $449 starting prices, “around 41 grams,” “up to nine hours,” or the 10 December store date, name the official blog and re-check upstream;
4. Do not describe Google Intelligent Eyewear as generic “smart glasses,” or Guided Vision as a medical device; re-check official pages before citing this entry.