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Chips & Infrastructure

Google and Samsung’s Gemini glasses open for preorder

Warby Parker frames start at $395 and Gentle Monster frames at $449. The glasses have a camera, speakers and microphones, and Google lists no display. They go on sale in the US on December 10, and Gentle Monster’s also in South Korea.

Preorders opened on November 12 for the first Intelligent Eyewear collections, built by Samsung with Google, Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. Wearers say “Hey Gemini” or tap the frame to ask about what they see, translate speech or get directions.

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Chips & Infrastructure

Amazon’s Bee launches two AI recorders, from $74.99

The Bee Frontier goes on a wrist or clothing, and the Bee Eclipse sticks to the back of a phone. Both turn conversations into summaries and to-dos, and a Bee Pro plan costs $11.99 a month.

Bee, a maker of AI note-taking devices that Amazon bought in 2025, launched its first new products since then on October 15. The $74.99 Bee Frontier is on sale now at Amazon.com. The Bee Eclipse, from $99.99, comes “soon”. While switched on, both listen to conversations and turn them into summaries, reminders and to-dos.

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Chips & Infrastructure

Alibaba starts selling its Qwen N1 AI glasses in China

The glasses run Alibaba’s Qwen assistant and cost from 2,218 yuan after subsidies and launch discounts. The N1 Pro adds eye control and payment by iris scan, Alibaba says.

Alibaba’s N1 and N1 Pro AI glasses went on sale in China on October 13, after pre-orders opened on September 22. Both have a 50-megapixel camera and batteries that can be swapped, and they run Alibaba’s Qwen assistant for tasks such as translation and notes. Alibaba also showed Qwen Clip, AI earbuds tuned with Bose.

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Chips & Infrastructure

Xreal’s Android XR glasses will start at $1,279

Only buyers who paid a deposit can preorder Aura now. Xreal says first shipments go to the US, Canada, Japan and South Korea, with orders for everyone in the coming weeks.

Xreal said on October 7 that its Aura glasses, which run Google’s Android XR, will cost $1,279 with 256GB of storage and $1,499 with 512GB. Preorders are open to people who paid for a reservation. Two outlets report that the first deliveries start in mid-November.

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Policy & Law

Norway plans a temporary ban on AI glasses in public places

Parks, schools, shopping centres and gyms with changing rooms could be covered. It is not a total ban, and the bill has no date yet.

Norway’s government said on Monday, October 5, that it will propose a temporary ban on AI glasses in selected places. It worries that people could be photographed, filmed or recorded without knowing it. An expert group will advise on permanent national rules.

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Safety & Security

Dutch optician Hans Anders pauses Meta glasses sales

The chain cites the public and political debate over camera glasses that can film people unnoticed. Meta says the recording light cannot be turned off.

Hans Anders, one of the largest optician chains in the Netherlands, has stopped selling Meta’s Ray-Ban camera glasses for now. It told the Dutch news agency ANP it will wait for the debate about smart glasses before deciding whether and how to sell them again. Reuters reports the pause covers Belgium too.

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Agents & Apps

Meta built its Connect show around Muse, its AI agent

It showed a keychain gadget and $349 glasses with no camera.

At Connect on September 23, Meta showed Muse Charm, a keychain-sized device for talking to its Muse AI agent, with no price yet. It also launched $349 Ray-Ban glasses without a camera and announced $1,299.99 VR glasses for spring 2027. Muse is coming to Meta’s AI glasses in the coming months.

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Agents & Apps

Apple Intelligence is moving into Health

A daily score is not medical advice.

Apple’s new Health app will explain trends and give readiness and “Health Age” scores. Apple says the tools support wellness, but users should take medical questions to a professional.

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