# Google, Samsung and eyewear makers open preorders for Gemini smartglasses from $395

> Original title: Google pushes privacy angle as Gemini-powered smartglasses debut starting at $395

- Source: Ars Technica · AI
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:50:17.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/hrshitgmat5bokph79laxfup9
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/11/google-pushes-privacy-angle-as-gemini-powered-smartglasses-debut-starting-at-395/

## Summary

Google, Samsung, Gentle Monster and Warby Parker open preorders for Gemini-powered smartglasses, with Warby Parker's Alden, Reid and Wren frames starting at $395 and Gentle Monster's styles starting at $449. Warby Parker sells its devices only in the US, while Gentle Monster's will be available in the US and South Korea. Samsung provides the computing hardware and Google provides the software.