If 2025 is the year of agentic AI, it is also the era of smart glasses. Samsung has both, or at least it will later this year. In a surprise twist at its annual Galaxy Unpacked conference, Samsung dropped the first mention of its upcoming smart glasses. There just won’t be anything real to share until the end of this year.
During its Galaxy Unpacked 2025 conference, Samsung took about five minutes to talk about its Android XR initiatives. They then showed an image of its phones, foldable, the upcoming AR headset and a pair of glasses. The company didn’t say exactly what these glasses were, but Samsung’s head of customer experience Jay Kim said the company would have more to share later this year.
They are not the same as those from Samsung “Moohan Project“, developed alongside Google to run the new Android XR operating system. The glasses will include Google Gemini and new AI assistant capabilities, similar to the Korean tech giant’s new capabilities. Galaxy S25 phones. The glasses must integrate the same “agentic” multi-application capabilities as the headset and phones. Users should be able to talk to their glasses, ask them to check text messages or emails, and then add those messages to their calendar.
The current kings of the ring when it comes to smart glasses are the Ray-Bans Meta, thanks to their sporty looks and easy-to-use shooting and shooting capabilities. However, their built-in AI features are much less capable. They may have difficulty correctly identifying objects and confidently lie about what they see.
The latter CES is full of new AR glassessome with both camera and augmented reality capabilities. Despite the large number of companies promoting different styles and capabilities of wearable displays, few have managed to showcase the software features you’d want to wear on a daily basis. True AR glasses should offer features that our phones can already offer, but with a more intuitive hands-free design.
Project Moohan is already showcasing the possibilities of having Google Maps right on your face. With high-quality eye and hand tracking, wearables could be the next step from phones. However, the challenge with these devices is having enough processing power independent of any device. Moohan also includes virtual and mixed reality features, like YouTube 3D experiences.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.