Samsung Smart Glasses Open for Preorder on Nov. 12
Samsung's first smart glasses, designed with Warby Parker, open for preorder on Nov. 12 and go on sale in December, as scrutiny of the category grows.
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giftdetect· the right gift in minutesSamsung's first smart glasses will be available to preorder starting Nov. 12, according to design partner Warby Parker. The brand said it will reveal all styles that day, including the different lenses and colors on offer.
Warby Parker Co-CEO Dave Gilboa also confirmed in an earnings report that the glasses will go on sale officially in December. That matches news that surfaced earlier this week.
The dates are not groundbreaking in themselves, but they end a long wait. Samsung announced the product in May and formally unveiled it in late July. Samsung and Google describe the device as "intelligent eyewear" rather than smart glasses.
A tricky moment to launch
The timing is delicate. Smart glasses are more popular than ever, but they are also more disliked, and that resentment is starting to have consequences. Public attitudes have soured after pushback from celebrities such as Lorde and stories of people misusing the devices, and regulators have begun to step in.
The reaction has been sharpest in Europe. A national ban is under discussion in Norway, and Hamburg, Germany, recently enacted a citywide ban in certain areas. US rules have been less sweeping, but senators sent a formal letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg last week. It asked about the company's privacy practices and safeguards, especially for data collected to train AI.
What to watch
Samsung and Google may avoid some of the heat simply because they are not Meta and carry none of its baggage. They could just as easily be caught up in the backlash. With preorders opening within days and sales set for December, the answer should arrive soon.
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.
Dialo: learn languages by speakingTalk to an AI conversation partner; every sentence comes back corrected and explained in your language. 9 languages, A1 to C2.
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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