Google is bringing smart glasses back into the spotlight with a new generation of AI-powered eyewear built around Gemini and Android XR. At Google I/O 2026, the company showed how its upcoming intelligent eyewear could make everyday tasks more hands-free, combining voice assistance, real-time information, navigation, translation, photo capture, and phone-connected apps into one wearable device. While Google’s first attempt with Google Glass became known for privacy concerns a

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses promise a futuristic convenience: hands-free recording paired with an AI assistant that can interpret what you see and hear. But recent reporting suggests that convenience can come with a troubling tradeoff, raising fresh questions about consent, transparency, and who may access the footage these devices capture. In the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) says it will write to Meta after a “concerning” investigation alleged that outsou

Voice AI startup Subtle has introduced a new pair of wireless earbuds designed to make voice a practical everyday interface, even in environments where speaking aloud has traditionally been unreliable or uncomfortable. Unveiled ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the earbuds, called Voicebuds, aim to solve two persistent problems with voice technology: background noise and lack of privacy in shared spaces. By combining proprietary noise isolation models wit