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Indian Express
5 days ago
- Indian Express
Meet Martha, Google's prototype smart glasses powered by Android XR
At this year's Google I/O, the tech giant demoed its first-ever Android XR-powered smart glasses, and we were quite impressed by what it could do. Like Meta's much rumoured upcoming smartglasses, Google's prototype glasses come with a built-in camera, microphone and a small prism in the right lens that displays the time and temperature. While not much is known about what powers Google's Android XR-powered smart glasses, an app developer who goes by the name Sayed Ali Alkamel recently shared a photo on Instagram which suggests that the Augmented Reality-powered smart glasses are internally codenamed 'Martha'. A post shared by Sayed Ali Al-Kamel (@sayed3li97) The picture also shows off a couple of settings and features the Android XR-powered glasses have to offer. As you can see in the image embedded in the post above, the companion app for these smart glasses has a couple of options named Notifications, Settings and Record your view. While it is still unclear what the underlying options are, the 'Record your view' option is most likely meant to allow the wearer to record whatever they are looking at. As for 'Notifications', it looks like the prototype smart glasses will let users quickly catch up with their latest notifications. From this year's Google I/O, we know that Google's Martha smart glasses have a touch-enabled temple, which can be used to wake up Gemini. Similar to the Meta Ray Ban glasses, the multimodal AI assistant can help identify whatever it is you are looking at, get more information about it, and translate conversations in real-time. However, there is still no news if Martha will remain as a prototype or if Google will make it available to everyone. Talking of Android XR, the first device to use the new operating system might be Samsung's upcoming Extended Reality (XR) headset codenamed Project Moohan. Speculated to launch later this year in September, the Apple Vision Pro competitor will be powered by Qualcomm's XR2 Plus Gen 2 chipset.
Android Authority
6 days ago
- Android Authority
Meet Google Martha, the company's Android XR smart glasses prototype
TL;DR Google demoed its Android XR smart glasses prototype at Google I/O 2025. We now learn that this Android XR prototype is called 'Google Martha.' Its companion app handles connected features like notifications, settings access, video recording from the user's perspective, and more. After over a year of teasing with Project Astra, Google showed off its Android XR glasses on stage at Google I/O 2025. My colleague C. Scott Brown even got to try them on, and he was impressed with the demo. Since these are prototype glasses and not meant for retail sale, there's not a lot of information on them, but we've now spotted their codename. Meet Google Martha, Google's name for its smart glasses prototype. App developer Sayed Ali Alkamel shared a photo of the companion app of the Android XR prototype glasses (h/t SERoundtable), which shows off a few settings and features of the connected smart glasses. I've rotated the image and edited the perspective to give us a better look at what's on the phone: As we can see, the connected Android XR smart glasses prototype is called 'Google Martha.' The companion app has entries for Notifications and Settings, but unfortunately, we don't get to see the entries within. The app also has a Record your view entry, letting the wearer capture a video of their view and the glasses' UI. There are also entries for feedback and reporting a problem. From Google I/O 2025, we know these prototype smart glasses run on the Android XR platform, opening up several Gemini-oriented use cases, such as real-world identification and querying, live translation, and more. Google Martha has a screen in only the right lens by design, though other smart glasses can have a dual-lens screen, or even none at all, and rely only on audio. If you want to get your hands on Google Martha, you will likely be disappointed. A report from earlier in the year noted that Google and Samsung were jointly developing Android XR glasses that are seemingly scheduled for consumer release in 2026, but Google did not confirm or corroborate or confirm these plans at Google I/O when it showed off Google Martha. This pair of smart glasses is unlikely to reach consumers since it's just a prototype, but the door is open for future smart glasses based on Martha to become available for you and me eventually. Until then, you can look forward to XReal's Project Aura or even Samsung's Project Moohan. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
