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• @caseynewton.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Casey Newton on bluesky

  I wrote about Google's fever dream of an I/O, where the company quietly shifted the way it's talking about AI https://www.platformer.news/google-io- 2025-ai-everything-everywhere/ [image]

• @joshm Josh Miller on x

  Tension at Google I/O: Clearly freaked abt young people switching to ChatGPT, but Sundar can't buy Instagram like Zuck. Throwing everything at it. But don't hurt Search Ads! Gemini in Chrome? $20/mo + must manually flip on in Settings (designed for <1% usage). Tricky situ!

• @deedydas Deedy on x

  🚨 This was the BEST Google I/O that I can remember. Google launched over 12 different insane things. Here is every single one of the launches and the best tweets about them: 1/12

• @poojauniyall Pooja on x

  🚨🚨Google search just changed forever. They made it more agentic and hyper-personalized. Here's AI Mode by Google as seen on Google I/O with Gemini 2.5 at it's core.🧵 [video]

• @rowancheung Rowan Cheung on x

  It's only been 1 day of Google I/O 2025, and the announcements have already been incredible. The 11 most impressive reveals of I/O 2025 so far: 1. Revamped project Astra with native audio dialogue, UI control, content retrieval, calling, and shopping [video]

• @diesol Dave Clark on x

  Google approached me and asked if I would be down to collab with their research team to create a film for Google I/O. Not only would I have access to Flow, their latest AI filmmaking tool, but I would also be responsible for giving feedback on the product itself. The filmmaker in…

• @kevinroose Kevin Roose on x

  Sergey Brin showed up unannounced at Google I/O to talk about why the possibility of AGI brought him out of retirement. Brin says that while it's not a race, “we fully intend that Gemini will be the first AGI.” [image]

• @ehuanglu @ehuanglu on x

  Google I/O started just a few hours ago these new AI crazy updates are about to make your life and work 10x more efficient. 1. Gemini Live's camera is free for everyone now, real time AI assistant in your pocket [video]

• @robpegoraro.com Rob Pegoraro on bluesky

  The prototype Android XR glasses were much lighter than I expected, even with the chunky temples that contain the electronics.  (That was as close of a photo of this hardware as the Google reps were willing to take.)  [image]

• @wongmjane Jane Manchun Wong on x

  Just tried out Google's prototype AI XR glasses It's pretty compact. And the screen is overlayed in small rectangle Though the scope of the demo is pretty limited to just Gemini. It's able to see with the built-in camera, and the output is limited to text on screen and TTS [image…

• @harrymccracken.com Harry McCracken on bluesky

  Google I/O demo of Android XR glasses, which seem a bit like Meta's RayBans but with a display.  Or Google Glass with 2025 technology.  [image]

• @drbarnard David Barnard on x

  I'm old enough to remember when Apple people would make fun of Google for pie in the sky demos that never ship.  Now Google is shipping mind blowing AI features while Apple isn't really even in the game yet.  (yes, the glasses have yet to ship, but they did ship live translation …

• @altryne Alex Volkov on x

  Very risky live translation demo with subtitles in English is happening with XR glasses and the Google IO crown goes wild! What a trajectory change for Google! Shipping like crazy, live demos, excitement in the air! INSANE Warby Parker and Gentle Monster will be partners! [video]

• @rakeshsfnyc Rakesh Agrawal on x

  Not partnering with monopolist Luxottica is a plus in my books. But there's also a strong likelihood that wasn't Google's choice.

• @google @google on x

  Samsung's Project Moohan sees the digital & physical worlds around you on an infinite screen, giving you a new way to see, explore and understand your surroundings. This first Android XR device is available later this year. #GoogleIO [image]

• @realdowd Matthew Dowd on x

  VR is so aimless right now that GOOGLE is offering developers a sense of security and hope...

• @xreal_global @xreal_global on x

  Hello from Google IO! This photo was taken using our new XREAL Eye camera with our new XREAL One Pro AR glasses. [image]

• @nathievr @nathievr on x

  As a longtime fan of Gentle Monster, I'm thrilled to see them team up with Google to create smart glasses powered by Gemini AI. They're the perfect brand for a collab like this. [image]

• @google @google on x

  When you're wearing glasses all day, you want them to match your style. That's why we're working with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, who will be the first eyewear partners to build glasses with Android XR. #GoogleIO [image]

• @google @google on x

  Android XR is the first @Android platform built in the Gemini era, and it supports devices across a variety of use cases — from headsets to glasses.👓 We built Android XR together as one team with Samsung, and optimized it for Snapdragon with Qualcomm. #GoogleIO [image]

• @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x

  Getting close! I'm still more sold on AI glasses (not AR) as the entry point for most consumers. Multimodal AI in glasses (audio only) is plenty.

• @heaney555 David Heaney on x

  @markgurman Xreal Project Aura is not glasses in the same sense as Meta's Orion at all. Orion uses waveguides, letting it sit as close to your eyes as regular glasses. Xreal devices use birdbath optics. They're designed to resemble sunglasses from the front, but sit much further …

• @heaney555 David Heaney on x

  @arian_ghashghai It's far too early to tell. And it's not about how many OEMs choose each, it's about how many consumers buy. But for developers, both platforms leverage OpenXR, so other than the different store platform APIs, it's relatively easy to focus on both.

• @scobleizer Robert Scoble on x

  Boom! Google Glasses: AI edition.

• @parkerortolani Parker Ortolani on x

  Oh yes. This is good. Particularly the Warby Parker bit. Google is doing literally everything Apple should be doing. But Apple is so far in the rear view mirror you can barely see them.

• @mikeisaac Rat King on x

  Meta figured out a wearable beyond watches that people actually started using and now every other bigco is gonna fast follow curious to see what apple's will look like and/or if Amazon gives it the college try again after the Fire Fone Fiasco

• @scobleizer Robert Scoble on x

  This is why I visited Xreal at CES (it was the first booth I visited and shared that visit with you).

• @markgurman Mark Gurman on x

  Google has entered the glasses race by partnering with Xreal on the first spectacles to run an augmented-reality version of its operating system. There are also glasses coming with Samsung and Warby Parker. Details here: https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @arian_ghashghai Arian Ghashghai on x

  If I were an AR/VR dev right now, I'd be highly optimizing for Android XR (vs Horizon) Seems A LOT of devices are in the works with Android already, and there is very little incentive imo for a 3rd party to work with Meta over Google

• @heaney555 David Heaney on x

  Aura looks cool, but I already see the misleading headlines calling it a competitor to Meta and Apple's coming AR glasses. Xreal devices use birdbath optics. They're designed to resemble sunglasses from the front, but sit much further out. They're not glasses in the same sense. […

• @xreal_global @xreal_global on x

  Introducing Project Aura, XREAL's new OST XR device created for @Android XR in collab with @Google and @Qualcomm. It's some of the best tech we've ever made. Be the first to know about the future we're building by subscribing to us at https://www.xreal.com/aura/ and catching us a…

• r/Android r on reddit

  Mark Gurman: Google has entered the glasses race by partnering with Xreal on the first spectacles to run an augmented-reality version of its operating system. …

• @quinnypig.com Corey Quinn on bluesky

  Google: “Wait, why is there a $50 billion early termination fee in this contract?”  —  Warby Parker: “Because we know who you are.”  [embedded post]