CNBC May 21, 2025
Jennifer Elias

Key Points

– Google co-founder Sergey Brin on Tuesday said he’s learned from his “mistakes” since the failed Google Glass launch in 2013.

– The Alphabet company announced new partnerships with Warby Parker and others for its “Android XR” headset operating system at the Google I/O annual developer conference Tuesday.

– Already, Meta offers a smart glasses product in partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, and Apple is reportedly working on smart glasses that use augmented reality.

Google on Tuesday announced that it’s getting back into the smart glasses game, and co-founder Sergey Brin said that this time will be different.

“I’ve learned a lot,” Brin said Tuesday at a fireside chat during the annual Google I/O developer conference.

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