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Samsung's glasses, watches, rings and headsets, and the Gemini features inside them.
This Week in AI Glasses
XREAL Aura opened for orders at a $1,099 launch price, Samsung's first glasses were reported for mid-December, and senators questioned Meta about its glasses. Plus Brilliant Labs Halo and what the only full Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 review found.
The Talaya Brief
Samsung's AI glasses reportedly go on sale in mid-December, senators press Meta on glasses privacy, Tech Times says Garmin prices may climb in 2027, Rokid opens at Selfridges and Ray-Ban Meta heads to the Philippines.
Smart Glasses
Chosunbiz reports that Samsung will start selling its first AI glasses in mid-December in South Korea and the US, citing unnamed industry sources. Samsung hasn't confirmed a date, and a Samsung official told The Korea Herald in October that the launch would be in November.
The Talaya Brief
XREAL Aura opens for orders from $1,099 in the US, South Korea plans police reports for smart-glasses cheating on its college exam, Rokid shows Color, Samsung's sleep apnea feature gets three levels and Apple Watch gets Siri Recap.
Wearables
Samsung Electronics America announced Oct. 28 that Galaxy Buds On, clip-on open-ear earbuds, will cost $229 in Black and reach the US in early November 2026. Samsung hasn't given an exact day, other colors or non-US prices.
Wearables
Samsung said on Oct. 28 that its enhanced sleep apnea feature, which sorts breathing disturbances into mild, occasional and frequent, now has South Korean clearance. It starts in Korea in November on the Galaxy Ring, Watch9 and Watch Ultra2. Samsung has not said when US owners get it.
Smart Glasses
Google has announced new Android XR and Android CLI tools that let developers test smart glasses apps without physical hardware, according to Digital Trends. Google's developer page lists emulator support for headsets and three kinds of glasses.
Guide
Both pair with Android phones and both have Gemini, and Samsung's costs about $20 less. The real split is the phone you carry, the health tools you want and how you plan to use LTE.
The Talaya Brief
Google adds a phone connection for Android XR glasses in Play services, Brilliant Labs launches Halo, Garmin reports a record quarter, Samsung prices Galaxy Buds On for the US and outlets report three-level sleep apnea detection on Galaxy Watch and Ring.
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At Galaxy Unpacked in London on July 22, Samsung announced the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and Galaxy Watch9 and showed its intelligent eyewear. There was no new Galaxy Ring in Samsung's recap, and Galaxy Buds aren't listed.
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Samsung's US watch page lists the Galaxy Watch9 from $379.99, the Galaxy Watch Ultra2 at $699.99 and last year's Watch8 Classic. Sizes, battery ratings, LTE, health features, Gemini and which phones they need.
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Galaxy XR is the first headset to run Google's Android XR, with Gemini built in. A year after launch it still costs $1,799.99 in the US. Here is what you get, what has changed since October 2025 and how it stacks up against Apple Vision Pro.
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Google's Android XR runs on one headset you can buy today. XREAL's see-through Aura glasses are open for orders at launch pricing from $1,099 through the end of the year and ship in mid-November. Samsung's glasses are reported for mid-December, and glasses with a display have no date yet.
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Samsung's first glasses, built with Google and designed with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, have cleared the FCC. Reports conflict on timing: a Samsung official told The Korea Herald they launch in November, while Chosunbiz reports mid-December. Samsung still hasn't announced a price or a name, and some of the details come only from leaks.
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A tracker of the smart glasses due in the coming months, with each company's announced price and timing and a link to the source. Reports about products that haven't been announced are kept separate and attributed.
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Samsung's only smart ring is still the original from July 2024, now listed from $299.99 in the US. It has no subscription, comes in 11 sizes and needs an Android phone, with some features reserved for Galaxy phones.
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