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2 stories filed under Gemini on Spoot: Spotted Early. The newest of them: “Spoot tried Samsung, Warby Parker and Gentle Monster glasses so you don't have to” and “The Google Home Speaker finally got a price that matches its clean design”. Samsung, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster all just handed me a pair of smart glasses to try, and I can feel the collective wince from here. The Google Home Speaker finally got a price that matches its clean design. Spoot: Spotted Early New things, caught while they're still new and a little weird. Spoot finds fresh gadgets, clever inventions, crowdfunding campaigns,… The list below is every Gemini story on Spoot: Spotted Early, newest first.
Spoot tried Samsung, Warby Parker and Gentle Monster glasses so you don't have to
Samsung, Warby Parker, and Gentle Monster all just handed me a pair of smart glasses to try, and I can feel the collective wince from here. Meta has owned this weird little resurgence, but it also earned those glasses the "pervert glasses" nickname, which is a hell of a reputation to work around. So it's a strange moment for three new contenders to show up, all running on Google's Android XR platform with Gemini baked in. Some frames lean retro chic. Others channel full *Matrix* Y2K energy. The AI demos are apparently better than expected, which is the kind of narrow detail that makes me want to poke around the spec sheet for the razor clam.
The Google Home Speaker finally got a price that matches its clean design
The Google Home Speaker finally got a price that matches its clean design. At $79, it's $20 off and the best deal we've seen since it launched in June. That matters because this is Google's first smart speaker in years, and it's smaller than the old Nest Audio but somehow louder and sharper, David Pierce said it even beats the Echo Dot Max for clarity. It also packs a Thread border router, supports Matter, and can double as an audio output for the Google TV Streamer. Gemini handles multiple smart home commands at once, which is honestly the kind of conversational glue a living room needs. Just note some features want a $10 monthly subscription. If you're curious about weird AI companions, our piece on the conceptual Glyph cube is worth a detour.