IT News on November 13th: Well-known eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker have each announced that they will launch their first smart glasses based on the Android XR platform next month. The development of these products has involved collaboration between Samsung and Google. Currently, reservations for both brands' products are already open, with expected official release online and at designated physical stores on December 10th.

According to the introduction, both the new products of Gentle Monster and Warby Parker are equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chips and come with a 12-megapixel camera each. In addition to taking photos and videos, they also support functions such as real-time translation, gesture-based navigation, making phone calls, and playing music with the help of AI. However, these two products do not use Meta AI; instead, they are connected to Google Gemini. Users can interact with Gemini through the glasses and utilize a range of Google services.

Gentle Monster Smart Glasses

Starting price: $449 (Note from IT: The current exchange rate is approximately 3,002 RMB)

A total of 6 designs of corresponding glasses have been launched, with some styles offering options for dark red, pink, gray, and yellow frames. The lenses come in options such as tinted, transparent, blue, and brown, and most frames also support the addition of prescription lenses for myopia, among others.

Warby Parker Smart Glasses

Starting price: $395 (current exchange rate is approximately 2,641 RMB)

A total of three styles of glasses, Alden, Reid, and Wren, have been launched. The design inspiration is said to come from several popular glasses under the Warby Parker brand. Users can choose from three color options: Pine, Saddle, and Jet Black, and they can also select different prescription lenses, frame widths, and lens configurations according to their needs.