Google is calling the new devices "audio glasses," in that users will be able to issue verbal commands to them and get things done via its ecosystem of apps and services, including Gemini.

Google has revealed a fair number of goodies at this year's I/O event, with the all-new Android XR-based Google Audio glasses taking one of the prime spots on stage as an elegant hardware companion to Google's ever-present and highly capable Gemini models. Google unveils Android XR-powered Audio Glasses at its I/O The Google Audio glasses are expected to launch this fall in an aesthetically pleasing form factor, replete with frames designed by Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, and engineered with Samsung's assistance. The glasses pair with Android as well as iOS devices. The all-new Audio glasses offer a relatively spartan […]

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