Rumors circulating on social media suggest Nothing is developing two smart glasses variations, one with a camera and one without. The audio-equipped version reportedly lets users place and receive calls and includes auto-tinting photochromic lenses, often called transition lenses, that darken outdoors and clear indoors. It would closely integrate with your phone's AI assistant.
The camera-equipped version would offer similar capabilities, along with translation features and ChatGPT, according to the same reports. The rumors were first posted on Bluesky by tipster Roland Quandt, who says Nothing has been working on smart glasses. Little else is known about the alleged devices, so the claims should be treated with caution.
This is not the first time such rumors have surfaced. Earlier this year, a report said CEO Carl Pei had moved the company to bolster development of AI smart glasses featuring a camera, speaker, and microphone. That report suggested the glasses would rely heavily on a phone, with the cloud handling AI processing, and that a reveal could come in 2027.
A camera on smart glasses could raise serious privacy concerns, as the backlash against Meta has shown. Nothing's design approach is also worth watching. The brand's phones have a distinctive look, and it remains unclear whether its glasses would take a transparent design or match the direction of its next phones. A unified aesthetic could suit a company already known for standing out.
Source: Android Central · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing