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Samsung Electronics and Google unveiled their first AI-powered smart glasses, dubbed Intelligent Eyewear, at a pop-up store in New York on Thursday (local time), opening preorders for 30 models in collaboration with eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, the Korea Times reports. The glasses, weighing 41 grams, feature Google's Gemini AI for real-time search, translation, and navigation, with prices ranging from 650,000 to 750,000 won, according to the Kyunghyang Shinmun. Yonhap reports preorders began Thursday, with a formal launch in Korea scheduled for next month; the AI experience is limited to users aged 18 and older. Korean media, including the Hankyung, highlighted the glasses' capabilities such as real-time interpretation and tourist guide functions, framing the release as Samsung's entry into the smart eyewear market.