Hey Gemini: Google's smart glasses get a new wake phrase
Google's new smart glasses answer to "Hey Gemini", the first product to get its own wake phrase for the AI. "Hey Google" still works, for now.
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giftdetect· the right gift in minutes"Hey Google" may be on its way out. Google's new smart glasses can be woken with "Hey Gemini", the first time the company has given the AI its own wake phrase on a product.
Google built the glasses together with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster and Samsung. According to the company, they are meant to give people real-time help throughout the day, whenever they need it. The help comes from Gemini. One example: you look at a poster for an event, activate Gemini and ask it to put the date into your calendar.
You can call up the AI by voice. "Hey Google" and "OK Google" still work on the glasses, but "Hey Gemini" now works too. Nothing has been switched off yet.
Will "Hey Gemini" replace "Hey Google"?
Google has not said so, but the pattern looks familiar. Gemini first arrived on Android phones as an optional replacement for Google Assistant. Later, all users were moved over, even though many Android owners weren't thrilled and found workarounds to bring the old assistant back. Google kept going anyway.
The same path seems likely for the wake phrase: introduce the new one, wait until people get used to it, then retire the old ones. That is an expectation, not an announcement.
What about older Google devices?
Probably not soon. Google could offer "Hey Gemini" only on new products at first and bring it to others through an update later. Some older devices might never get it, since they will stop receiving updates from Google before long. None of this is confirmed.
Apps worth a look
SUMO: the number puzzleTap the right tiles, add them up, hit the target. Easy to learn, hard to master. Free, for all ages.
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ediviewer: read EDI files like documentsOpen EDIFACT and X12 messages, see every segment explained, convert to JSON/XML, export PDF and Excel. Runs locally, no upload.
giftdetect: the right gift in minutesPick who it is for, the occasion and their personality. The search engine reads product descriptions from local shops and ranks what fits. Free, no sign-up.
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