---
title: "Google announces audio-powered smart glasses"
description: "At I/O 2026 Google showed voice-controlled \"audio glasses\" made with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, coming later this year."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/google-audio-smart-glasses-io-2026
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-05-19T19:15:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T04:23:19.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Mobile"
tags: ["Google","Smart Glasses","Google I/O","Gemini","Samsung"]
sources: ["TechCrunch","Google"]
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publisher: Kurd Developers
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# Google announces audio-powered smart glasses

> At I/O 2026 Google showed voice-controlled "audio glasses" made with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, coming later this year.

![Image: Google](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/logo-max-1440x810-dfb600b4.png)

## What's new
At **Google I/O 2026**, Google announced **audio glasses**, taking a page from Meta's Ray-Ban glasses.

## Details
- Made with **Warby Parker** and **Gentle Monster**.
- Designed in collaboration with **Samsung**.
- Work with both **Android** and **iOS**.
- Controlled by **voice**, through apps and services including **Gemini**.

In a demo, a Googler ordered coffee online by voice.

## When
**Later this year**. Pricing hasn't been announced.

**Sources:** TechCrunch, Google

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-05-19. Cite as: “Google announces audio-powered smart glasses”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/google-audio-smart-glasses-io-2026