# Google opens US pre-orders for Gemini glasses priced from $395

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/google-pushes-privacy-angle-as-gemini-powered-smartglasses-debut-starting-at-395/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:50:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T15:17:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Ars Technica
- Original article: https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/11/google-pushes-privacy-angle-as-gemini-powered-smartglasses-debut-starting-at-395/
- Topics: Entertainment, Horror

## Key points

- Google’s first Gemini smartglasses start at $395.
- Warby Parker and Gentle Monster designed the frames.
- The glasses have a camera but no display.

## Summary

Google has opened pre-orders for its first Gemini-powered smartglasses, developed with Samsung and eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. The launch is another attempt to make camera-equipped glasses acceptable to the public, with Google emphasising privacy safeguards as well as hands-free AI features.

Warby Parker’s three frame designs start at $395 and are sold only in the US; Gentle Monster’s six styles start at $449 and are available in the US and South Korea. The glasses weigh about 41 grams, have no display and include a 12-megapixel camera, voice and touch controls, and open-ear speakers. Gemini can answer questions, provide spoken Maps directions and use the camera to interpret what the wearer sees, though the article cautions that the AI can make mistakes.

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