Samsung Electronics will launch its first artificial intelligence (AI) smart glasses, Intelligent Eyewear, in South Korea and the United States on Dec. 10. Equipped with Google's Gemini, the glasses will offer features including translation, navigation and meeting summaries. The move expands AI experiences, previously centered on smartphones, to the eyewear form factor.
Samsung Electronics unveiled the full Intelligent Eyewear lineup, developed in collaboration with Google, Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, in New York on Nov. 12 (local time). The lineup consists of 30 models, including 16 from Gentle Monster and 14 from Warby Parker.
Users can converse with Gemini to obtain information about objects in front of them and their surroundings. The glasses support features such as translating foreign-language menus, providing directions and summarizing content written on meeting whiteboards. Users can also listen to voice summaries of notifications or reply to messages without taking out their smartphones.
The device uses a split-computing architecture that shares certain processing tasks with a connected Galaxy smartphone. Weighing approximately 41 grams, the glasses feature a 12-megapixel HDR camera on the left side of the frame, two speakers built into the temples and four microphones. The battery provides up to nine hours of use on a single charge. The device is powered by the first-generation Snapdragon AR1 platform.
The glasses also feature privacy safeguards. An external LED indicator lights up during recording, and the camera is disabled if the indicator is covered or fails to operate. Visual data collected by Gemini will not be used for AI model training or advertising purposes, while facial information of bystanders is processed on-device to prevent identification. Use is restricted to people aged 18 and older.
The full lineups from both brands will be available in the United States, while only the Gentle Monster collection will be released in South Korea. Domestic retail prices range from KRW650,000 to KRW700,000, depending on the model. Gentle Monster and Warby Parker began presales through their official online channels on the same day.
South Korean consumers will be able to purchase the products at Samsung Electronics and Gentle Monster stores nationwide starting Dec. 10, the official launch date. The glasses will also be available for hands-on demonstrations at Samsung Electronics stores in South Korea, including Samsung Gangnam and Samsung Store Hongdae.
