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Samsung and Google want in on the smart glasses action. At Google I/O 2026, the two gave a first up-close look at display-free smart glasses meant to rival the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, and they’re (at least stylistically) going in a different direction than Meta’s.
Follow our live coverage of Google’s annual developer keynote, where the company will announce updates to its Gemini suite of AI tools and more details about Android XR smart glasses.
The two-day developer conference begins 19 May. Google has already revealed agentic AI for Android, a new laptop category, and Gemini-powered smart glasses from Samsung, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster.
It feels like AI is all anyone can talk about lately. This isn't only in terms of tech, but how it already touches almost every aspect of our daily lives. Whether it's discussions of the AI sector of the stock market,