● Price: Warby Parker from $395 across three styles, Gentle Monster from $449 across six, both before prescription lenses.
● Dates: pre-orders opened 12 November. Sales start 10 December in the United States and South Korea.
● Weight: about 41 g, with roughly 9 hours of battery and a case that recharges the frames up to seven times.
● No display: there is no in-lens screen. Everything comes back as audio through open-ear speakers.
Google opened pre-orders for Gemini Glasses on 12 November, built with Warby Parker, Gentle Monster and Samsung. Shahram Izadi, Google’s VP and GM for XR, confirmed sales begin 10 December in the US and South Korea. Demos are running in 360+ Warby Parker stores now.
The specification that decides whether these are useful: a 12 MP ultra-wide camera with HDR and stabilisation, open-ear speakers, and wake either by saying “Hey Gemini” or tapping the frame. Real-time speech translation covers 70+ languages. Guided Vision is aimed at blind and low-vision users, describing surroundings on request.
| Spec |
Gemini Glasses |
| Warby Parker price |
From $395, three styles |
| Gentle Monster price |
From $449, six designs |
| Weight |
About 41 g |
| Battery |
Roughly 9 hours, case recharges up to 7x |
| Camera |
12 MP ultra-wide, HDR, stabilised |
| Display |
None — audio only |
| Translation |
70+ languages, real time |
| On sale |
10 December, US and South Korea |
The privacy design is the part worth reading closely, because it is where every previous pair of camera glasses has been judged. The recording light cannot be bypassed — cover it and recording stops. Bystander faces are blurred before any image reaches Gemini, captures are not saved to Gemini History, and there is a physical off switch rather than a software toggle.
What is still unknown is how the 9-hour battery figure holds up with translation or Guided Vision running continuously, since those are the features that justify the price. Nobody outside Google has tested that yet.
Common questions
Is there a screen in the lens?
No. Gemini Glasses have no in-lens display. Responses come back as audio through open-ear speakers, which is why the frames stay at about 41 g.
Which countries can buy them first?
The United States and South Korea from 10 December. Google has not published a date for other markets.
Do the prices include prescription lenses?
No. The $395 and $449 figures are frame prices before prescription lens upgrades.
Can people tell when it is recording?
Yes. There is a recording light that cannot be bypassed, and covering it stops recording rather than hiding it.
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