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Warby Parker and Gentle Monster Set December Release for Android XR Glasses
Confirmed
In Short: Warby Parker and Gentle Monster have officially set a December 2026 release date for their first Android XR glasses, with pre-orders opening on November 12, 2026.
Gentle Monster has released a teaser for an upcoming short film starring Joaquin Phoenix, which will premiere in mid-November, likely on the pre-order opening date.
The film, directed by Jonathan Glazer, is described as a 'cinematic journey between reality and dream,' with Phoenix appearing as a hotel guest wearing smart glasses.
Warby Parker’s CEO, Gilboa, announced, '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.'
The glasses, branded as 'Intelligent Eyewear,' are a collaboration between Google, Samsung, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster.
The teaser film includes a scene where Phoenix taps his glasses and requests a translation, hinting at the glasses' advanced features.
The Android XR platform, built on the Android technology stack with foundations from Chrome OS, is designed to enhance the user experience with augmented reality.
The glasses are expected to offer a blend of real-world vision and digital overlays, powered by Google’s Android XR platform.
Despite initial skepticism, the resurgence of smart glasses is generating excitement among tech enthusiasts.
The December release date aligns with the holiday shopping season, positioning the glasses as a potential gift item.
Pre-orders will be available on November 12, with the glasses expected to ship during the holiday season.
The glasses are part of a broader push by Google to expand Android’s reach to extended reality (XR) devices.
What this adds
XREAL and Google have already launched the XREAL AURA, the first wired XR glasses powered by Android XR, available for pre-order.
Background
Warby Parker and Gentle Monster have set a December release date for their first Android XR glasses.
XREAL and Google launched the XREAL AURA, the first wired XR glasses powered by Android XR, available for pre-order.
What's confirmed
- Earlier this week, Warby Parker revealed that its first Android XR glasses will go up for pre-order next week on November 12, also reiterating the “Intelligent Eyewear” branding that Google and Samsung are using for these devices.
- Gentle Monster posted a teaser on Twitter/X for a short film starring Joaquin Phoenix that is “a cinematic journey between reality and dream.” The full film will be released in “mid-November,” almost surely on that November 12 date, but that’s not the interesting part here – and that’s saying something, because interesting is more definitely a fitting description of the video.
What's still developing
- But now modern smart glasses are starting to build new momentum, and even in the face of renewed public criticism, we’re excited to see what these companies can do.
- The jury’s still out on the latter, but the description accompanying this teaser helps formally solidify that release window: “The collection launches this December.” Will you be pre-ordering a pair for yourself?
- Phoenix appears to be a hotel guest (wearing a tasteful pair of smart glasses, of course) experiencing some surreal events.
- Android XR smart glasses from Samsung are nearly here, with its Google-collab “Intelligent Eyewear” series featuring Warby Parker and Gentle Monster frames opening pre-orders next week — and ahead of that happening, we’re getting an early peek at how one of those companies is planning to hype up the launch.
- Officially, though, Google only supports Android on phones, tablets, watches, TVs, and cars, but today, the company is expanding the OS to support a new category of devices: extended reality (XR) devices.
- What I remember most clearly afterward, my head buzzing with an hour’s worth of demo memories in headset and glasses, is wandering through worlds with the persistence of an AI companion.
- Putting on the glasses, I was presented with the same Android XR experience I’m used to from Galaxy XR, except this time the background I was seeing was the real world (albeit, a fairly dim version of the real world due to the light loss through the lenses).
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