Samsung and Google has recently showcased new intelligent eyewear at Google I/O 2026, with a first look at two premium styles created with eyewear partners Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. Both eyewear are designed to work as a companion device to a mobile phone, allowing to access help through voice interaction and connect seamlessly to their phones, all through a familiar form factor.
Co-created with eyewear partners, the intelligent eyewear merges Samsung’s hardware expertise and Google’s AI technology with premium design, featuring distinct styles from brands like Gentle Monster, known for its disruptive aesthetics, and Warby Parker, which offers timeless designs.
The new intelligent eyewear offers real-time support and keeps users hands-free, allowing them to access navigation assistance, receive personalized suggestions, and manage notifications and events. It features real-time audio translations, text translations for menus and signs, and integrates with the Galaxy ecosystem for task management and photo capture without needing to use a phone.
“This intelligent eyewear marks an important step in Samsung’s vision for AI,” said Jay Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Customer Experience Office, Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. “With this new AI form factor, we are further expanding the Galaxy device ecosystem, where each device is optimized to deliver unique AI experiences that best fit each form.”
“Intelligent eyewear represents a powerful step forward in our shared vision with Samsung to make AI more helpful and accessible in everyday life,” said Shahram Izadi, Vice President and GM of Android XR at Google. “Combining the best of Google’s AI and the Android ecosystem together with Samsung’s leadership in mobile hardware and Gentle Monster and Warby Parker’s premium design, we are helping users stay connected and fashionable in a more natural, hands-free way.”
“Intelligent eyewear should feel as emotionally expressive as it is technologically advanced,” said Hankook Kim, Founder and CEO of Gentle Monster. “Our vision was to merge fashion and technology in a way that feels bold, beautiful and human, bringing Gentle Monster’s disruptive design identity into a new era of intelligent eyewear with Samsung and Google.”
“Eyewear is deeply personal, which is why every detail matters when integrating advanced technology into frames people wear every day,” said Dave Gilboa, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Warby Parker. “Our Intelligent Eyewear is designed to feel intuitive, combining Warby Parker’s signature design with precision optics and exceptional comfort to help people stay focused on the moments in front of them.”
The first smart eyewear collection will launch this fall in some markets, with more details coming soon.