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Google opens preorders for Gemini smart glasses

Google has started taking preorders for glasses with a built-in Gemini assistant, made with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster and Samsung. Here is what is known so far.

By Yemini Team, 2026-11-13

Google opened preorders on 12 November for a pair of smart glasses it calls Intelligent Eyewear. They are made with eyewear brands Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, and Samsung is involved on the hardware side. What the glasses do The glasses put Google's Gemini assistant on your face. According to the reporting, they can answer questions out loud, give directions, translate speech and take photos without you touching your phone. The listed specs include a 12 megapixel camera and up to nine hours of battery life. Price and availability Warby Parker frames start at US$395, in three styles. Gentle Monster frames start at US$449, in six styles. Retail sales are due to start on 10 December. At launch they are limited to eligible accounts in the United States and South Korea. No launch in Canada has been confirmed, and nothing has been announced for Africa. Why it matters Smart glasses have been "almost here" for years. Putting an assistant in a normal-looking frame, sold by known eyewear brands, is a different bet from earlier gadgets that looked like prototypes. The open questions are the same ones every always-on camera raises: what is recorded, where it is processed, and who can see it. We will watch how Google answers those before anyone buys. Everything here comes from early reporting ahead of the retail launch, so details may change.