Google Previews Android Smart Glasses Ahead of Next Week’s I/O Developer Conference

Sure thing — let’s dive into this whirlwind, shall we?

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So, rumor has it, and not to sound like your random neighborhood tech conspiracy theorist, but guess what? Google might be cooking up some fancy smart glasses for their Google I/O shindig next week. Yeah, just like those Ray-Ban Meta Glasses. Why do they call them “Meta” anyway? Sounds like a sci-fi movie trying too hard.

In this teaser — you know, one of those blink-and-you’ll-miss-it YouTube promos — Android’s Big Boss, Sameer Samat, casually puts on these glasses. Didn’t say much about ’em though, just dropped a mysterious “really cool Android demos” line and left us hanging. Typical.

Now, employing my non-existent detective skills, I did what anyone else would do: took a closer look at the video (a.k.a pressed pause) and holy cow, those glasses do a good Ray-Ban impersonation. One camera staring out from the left, probably thinking it’s sneaky. I wonder if it spies on people — okay, that’s a joke. Or is it?

And there’s this LED light right there, probably screaming “Look, I’m recording!” because privacy, right? The arms of those glasses — not delicate, but chunky, like they hit the gym a bit too hard. You’d think they’re storing mini computers in there or something. There’s also this tiny slit thing near Samat’s ear. Speaker? Button? I have no clue. Maybe both? Or neither? Who knows.

Oh, speaking of tech giants flexing their muscles, Apple’s reportedly in the lab working on their own glasses magic. Bloomberg’s got the scoop on it — some special chip in the works for those. Competition is heating up, folks.

Anyway, this Google I/O’s happening on the 20th and 21st of May. Yeah, mark your calendar if you care. They promise live streams for everyone to geek out on. Two talks under the Android XR banner? Sure, why not, Google.

I’ll be there, virtually that is. You can catch it on YouTube, bright and early on May 20th, 10 AM PT. Or just sleep in, no one’s judging.

There you go. Just a messy mashup of thoughts on what could be the next big thing or just another tech blip.

Catch you later!