At Google I/O this month, we should learn a lot about a wide range of new smart glasses coming from companies other than Meta.

Google I/O 2026 starts on May 19, and while we already have a pretty good idea of what to expect, there's plenty of room for ...

Google, in collaboration with Samsung, is transforming the landscape of augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI) with the introduction of the Android XR platform. Powered by the Gemini ...

When Google introduced Android XR late last year, I saw real potential in it. Designed to bring consistency to mixed reality (XR) headsets and smart glasses—essentially an "Android for XR"—the ...

In brief: Google introduced Android XR, its answer to Apple's visionOS, in 2024. In October of this year, Samsung released the first headset for Google's platform, which undercut the Apple Vision Pro ...

The eternal problem with smart glasses is you’ve got to see it to believe it. The eternal problem with smart glasses is you’ve got to see it to believe it. is a senior reporter and author of the ...

With its upcoming AI glasses, will Google factor in what it learned from Google Glass? Or will we see the return of the glassholes? Silicon Valley is abuzz with chatter about Google’s upcoming AI ...

Follow along with the Gizmodo crew as we unpack everything Google announces at its annual developer conference in Mountain View, Calif. Reading time 1 minute Google’s annual I/O developer conference ...

I'm wearing a pair of thick-rimmed glasses on my face. They don’t feel heavy, but they feel chunky. I walk over to a poster of a painting—Girl With a Pearl Earring—and ask out loud what was so special ...