Google partners with Warby Parker for AI audio glasses

google is re-entering the smart glasses market with 'audio glasses' developed alongside warby parker and gentle monster. the hardware enables hands-free interaction via verbal commands processed by the gemini ai ecosystem, demonstrated by a voice-based coffee order. designed with samsung for compatibility with both android and ios, the devices mark google's return to the category since the failed google glass era. the product launches later this year as competition in the ai wearable space intensifies following meta's ray-ban smart glasses.