We tried Google's AI glasses and they're almost there | TechCrunch

Android XR glasses add an in-lens display that overlays helpful information on the real world, including widgets for weather, walking directions, ride pickup details, and live translation. Users can also create custom widgets using AI. The glasses pair with both iOS and Android phones, supporting an audio-only format now and a future display version. The display model is positioned as the next step beyond first-generation audio glasses shipping later this year. The eyewear is developed with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster, and Samsung, combining Google technology with their design aesthetics. A tested prototype focused on experimenting with display technology and battery life rather than final fit and cosmetic details, and it lacked head-detection features. Gemini activation involves a two-second press on the rig.

"First announced at last year's event, these Android XR glasses offer an in-lens display that puts helpful information in front of you, overlaid on top of the real world. This includes widgets that could display things like the weather, walking directions, Uber pickup details, live translation, and more - even widgets you designed yourself using AI."

"The glasses will also pair with both iOS and Android phones, the company noted, both in the audio-only format and in the future display version. The eyewear with the display is meant to be the next step beyond the first generation of audio glasses coming out later this year."

"The glasses themselves were developed in partnership with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster, and Samsung, blending Google's technology with their brands' design aesthetics. The glasses we tested, meanwhile, were still very much a prototype, although one polished enough to now be tested externally."

"The reps demoing the XR glasses explained that the prototype allowed Google to not worry about some of the cosmetic details related to different styles and shapes, so it could instead focus on experimenting with the display technology more freely and its impacts on battery life. That means these spectacles are very different from any future shipping version of glasses, in terms of fit, shape, dimensions, and attention to detail."

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