Warby Parker will start taking pre-orders for its first Intelligent Eyewear collection on November 12. These are the Android XR glasses it developed with Samsung and Google. The company expects to deliver customer orders during the holiday season.
The date came in Warby Parker’s third-quarter results release on November 5. It narrows the November window Samsung gave earlier to a specific day. The release did not give a price.
One week from today, on November 12, we’ll begin accepting pre-orders for our first Intelligent Eyewear collection and look forward to delivering customer orders during the holiday season,
That line comes from Dave Gilboa, Warby Parker’s co-founder and co-CEO, in the written results release.
What the Android XR glasses are
The glasses run Android XR with Gemini. According to 9to5Google, Samsung makes the hardware and Qualcomm supplies the chips. Warby Parker and Gentle Monster handled the designs. There is no display in the lenses, so these are audio and camera glasses rather than a heads-up display.
They pair with your phone, and Google has already added support for connecting Android XR glasses in Play Services v26.42.
Gilboa’s statement covers only Warby Parker’s own collection. It doesn’t say when Gentle Monster’s frames will open for orders.
Pre-ordering before the price is known
As of the November 5 release, Warby Parker had not said what the glasses cost. 9to5Google reads the date as a pre-order tease ahead of a full announcement. If the price and terms aren’t public by November 12, it’s reasonable to wait for them before committing.
The release also doesn’t say which countries pre-orders will open in. Warby Parker is a US eyewear chain with 364 stores. The launch clearly matters to its business, since its full-year outlook now includes a modest contribution from Intelligent Eyewear.
Privacy on camera glasses
These glasses carry cameras into public spaces, so the safeguards matter to the people around you as well. In July, Samsung described a recording indicator light and an on-body sensor that disables capture. We covered those privacy and durability details at the time. A fuller picture will have to wait for the final product details.
Source: Warby Parker, Samsung Newsroom, 9to5Google
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