Google reveals its first AR Smart Glasses will launch in 2026, with hands-on demos looking impressive

[Redaktion]

Google has revealed details regarding its upcoming smart glasses running on Android XR. Likely to launch sometime next year, the glasses will arrive with two variants: one with a screen, and one without.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Google-reveals-its-first-AR-Smart-Glasses-will-launch-in-2026-with-hands-on-demos-looking-impressive.1181447.0.html

[TruthIsThere]

Uhm... I recall Google tried this glasses thingy a few years ago and it flopped.

[Ahab]

Ah, I see Google is already trying to memoryhole Google Glass. Typical.

[Julian M]

Who needs or even wants this? Meta is trying to showcase this and no one is listening, Google had their shot a little over 10 years ago, it wasn't just that the tech was not ready, it was just a pointless product with no market.

We're going in circles coming up with gimmicks when the most useful and desired stuff gets ignored by big companies, It's stupid.

[Sambit Saha]

Uhm... I recall Google tried this glasses thingy a few years ago and it flopped.

The tech is certainly more mature now..

Cheers!

[Sambit Saha]

Who needs or even wants this? Meta is trying to showcase this and no one is listening, Google had their shot a little over 10 years ago, it wasn't just that the tech was not ready, it was just a pointless product with no market.

We're going in circles coming up with gimmicks when the most useful and desired stuff gets ignored by big companies, It's stupid.

Haha, I do! The tech is promising, and definitely quite useful.

Cheers!

[Sambit Saha]

Ah, I see Google is already trying to memoryhole Google Glass. Typical.

Haha, wouldn't you? *wink*

Cheers!

[Dan6]

I don't need cameras in glasses, but having maps and youtube in front of eyes is more interesting than Meta's facebook/instagram. Battery life is still a major question and being a showstopper for XR glasses all these years - I hope this woman has long hairs not because she's hiding a wire going that connects glasses with a smartphone.
But I definitely think that there will be a market for XR glasses.

[BigJoe You]

Haha, I do! The tech is promising, and definitely quite useful.

Cheers!

Still doesn't make for a strong market demand.

[A]

The real question is what is the FOV?

Uhm... I recall Google tried this glasses thingy a few years ago and it flopped.

It didn't flop. While the original google glass was ahead of its time with the technology not being fully ready in many aspects (limited fov, low resolution, high cost, design limitations, and poor battery life). And it didn't help that there was a huge overreaction by people

But google glass in itself didn't fail, there was even a google glass 2. People just didn't hear of it because google didn't focus on the consumer market and targeted commercial market. There google glass was used as assistants to engineers and technicians. Think of instead of going through a 500 page manual to find a part and what is needed to repair it, the google glass would scan the part and provide realtime repair instructions and labeling

[A]

Who needs or even wants this?

Are you joking? I've been waiting for a decent smart glasses for ages! I use my phone and tablet to read stuff, the problem is that over time looking down on your phone/tablet causes health issues to your spine and neck. I want smart glasses to be able to read looking straight.

I also replaced my laptop with a minipc, and instead of carrying a portable screen I want to use the smart glasses to project a screen.

I don't need cameras in glasses

Unfortunately a camera is a must. The reason why you want a camera isn't because of recording, You need a camera to do 6 DoF. Of course the camera doesn't need to be colored or it can be lidar based, you just need some sort of optics to get 6 DoF.

Battery life is definitely an issue, but I don't mind if it has a magnetic wire. I know some companies offer a neckband which pretty much acts as a computer and spare battery and I'm fine with that as long as its comfortable and if it can give me a days of battery life.