Preorders open for Samsung, Google, Gentle Monster smart glasses

Samsung Electronics and Google unveiled the full lineup of smart glasses created in collaboration with eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, opening preorders for 30 models Thursday. Dubbed Intelligent Eyewear, the glasses are powered by Google's Gemini AI, allowing users to explore their surroundings, access information through real-time conversations and interact more intuitively in everyday situations. The glasses are compatible with both Samsung Galaxy smartphones and Apple iPhones. According to Google, users can summon Gemini through a simple voice command or by touching the glasses' frames to check their Google Calendar schedules or add items they are looking at to their shopping lists. Google Translate also provides real-time voice translation in more than 70 languages, helping users understand signs written in foreign languages, while Gemini's Guided Vision feature offers conversational audio descriptions to assist blind and low-vision users, as well as those who need additional visual guidance in everyday situations. Google and Samsung each offered glimpses to four mod