Eyewear giants Gentle Monster and Warby Parker are set to launch their first Android XR smart glasses next month, built in collaboration with Samsung and Google.

Pre-orders are now open for both Gentle Monster and Warby Parker Android XR-powered frames.

Much like Meta’s array of smart glasses include built-in cameras and off-ear speakers so you can capture video and photos, and also interact with AI for things like live translation, turn-by-turn directions, and making calls and listening to music.

Instead of Meta AI though, you have Google’s Gemini in your ear, with many of the familiar Google services

Gentle Monster and Warby Parker smart glasses will be available in their respective retail stores in select countries (more below), with demos also available at select Google Stores; in-store and online availability is coming December 10th. Check out the styles, pricing and availability below.

Gentle Monster is taking a decidedly more high-end approach to its Android XR glasses, with frames starting at $449.

The company revealed three more designs in addition to the three initially shown before today. All six are set to include a variety of color combos: dark red, pink, gray, and yellow, as well as tinted, clear, blue, and brown lenses. Prescription options are available for most frames, the company says.

Notably, Gentle Monster’s collection will only be available initially in the United States and South Korea. At the time of this writing, the company hasn’t released plans for a wider international rollout.

Although not as cheap as, say, Meta’s latest $300 smart glasses , which omit the Ray-Ban/Oakley branding, Warby Parker appears to be rounding out Android XR’s lower end with optical or sun styles starting at $395.

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