Designed with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, the Android XR eyewear uses a camera and voice-led assistance instead of a display, with a US launch planned for this fall. Samsung unveiled its intelligent eyewear on July 22 at Galaxy Unpacked in London, showing two screen-free designs developed with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. Built on Android XR with Google Gemini,...
Google is reportedly previewing Pixel Glow, a rear RGB lighting system expected to debut with the Pixel 11 series. Rather than acting as purely decorative lighting, the feature appears designed to communicate notifications while the phone is lying face down. Android Headlines reports that Google demonstrated the concept in a roughly 30-second teaser. The video references Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps,...
A Bloomberg report says Apple is weighing on-device AI, no facial recognition, and camera safeguards before a possible reveal at WWDC 2027 and release later that year. Apple may wait until WWDC 2027 to unveil its first smart glasses as its hardware and marketing teams work through privacy concerns surrounding a camera that can be worn in public, according to...
Amazon has officially announced an upgrade to Alexa+, turning its voice assistant into a more capable AI-powered helper for everyday life. The upgraded Alexa+ supports natural multi-turn conversations, memory, and task execution. Users can ask it to manage schedules, summarize emails, create podcasts, control smart home devices, shop online, book restaurants, call rides, and more. Amazon says users only need...
