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Mu Google I/O 2026 Today, Google announced that it will release its first “intelligent eyewear” smart glasses this fall. Chashma is a joint product between Samsung and Google, with Samsung providing the hardware and Google providing the software, and will be available for both Android and iOS. No price has been announced.
Here’s what Google’s first “intelligent eyewear” glasses look like
The company showed two frame designs, one from Gentle Monster and from another Warby Parker. Here’s what they look like:
Credit: Google
Credit: Google
While Google teased the future release of the display-style glasses, the presentation was mostly about the audio, camera, and AI capabilities of the glasses coming this fall. Google focused on the integration of smart glasses and Gemini AI, demonstrating their ability to provide turn-by-turn directions via audio, launch and use external apps like Doordash with voice commands, and take and edit photos with AI. Android can then take those edited photos and display them on your Google Watch, as you can in this AI-assisted “crowd selfie” presentation:
Credit: Google
Below are more details about the specs of the glasses Google’s blog:
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Ask a Gemini about anything you see: Google includes examples, such as asking for reviews of restaurants you’re passing and identifying cloud types.
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Navigation: In addition to issuing turn-by-turn directions, intelligent eyewear can add stops to your route.
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Messages and calls: These glasses will manage calls and texts and can contain a summary of missed messages Gemini.
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translation: Glasses support real-time language translation, including “audio matching the tone and pitch of the speaker’s voice,” as well as text translations.
This fall, Google and Samsung will compete with industry leader Meta, whose smart glasses are part of the lineup About 80% of the marketA steep hill to climb. While we don’t have definitive information on the quality of the intelligent eyewear’s camera or how much it will cost, broadly speaking, Google’s smart glasses and Meta’s AI-and-camera models are similar: both let you take pictures, talk to the AI, and play and transmit audio. Aside from an incredible camera or a very low price, whether consumers choose Google or Meta will likely come down to integration and personal style.
What do you think so far?
A larger goal for big-tech smart glasses companies is to bring users into their relevant information infrastructure, so Google’s presentation focused as much on interaction with other apps as it did on the hardware. Google promises hands-free use of Google Maps, Gemini AI features like the Nano Banana, and Google Watches, but also showed integration with non-Google apps like Doordash, Uber, and language app Mondly. Meta Glasses can currently access Meta-proprietary apps like Instagram and WhatsApp, and a limited number of third-party options — mostly music-focused apps like Spotify, Audible, Apple Music, and iHeartRadio. Ultimately, the decision of which smart glasses to buy may come down to which apps you want to use the most without taking your phone out of your pocket.
Final question: Which will look less dorky?
In terms of style, Meta has so far focused on iconic, recognizable brands like Ray-Ban and Oakley for its smart glasses frames, where Google seems to be leaning towards a more fashionable approach. Gentle Monster is known for bold “statement” frames like the skinny glasses shown at I/O 2026, and Warby Parker takes a minimalist but tasteful approach to eyewear. Unlike most tech products, looks are extremely important with smart glasses. An Oakley guy isn’t likely to start rocking Gentle Monster frames just because they have a better camera.
