NX Tech Tips — SHORT 📱 (Nov 13): Google's AI Glasses Are Back

Google and Samsung just shipped new AI smart glasses in Warby Parker frames from $395 — and Microsoft's Surface Laptop Ultra lost a benchmark drag race to a MacBook. Plus: Whoop's social network now demands a verified heartbeat, and Google renamed Gemini 3.8 Flash to Gemini 4 Hydrogen.

1️⃣ AI glasses, but make them fashionable — Google + Samsung's Android XR eyewear (Warby Parker $395, Gentle Monster $449) just went on preorder. 41 grams, 9-hour battery, Gemini Live onboard, and a privacy LED that kills the camera if you block it. 2️⃣ The laptop that lost to a MacBook — Surface Laptop Ultra (Nvidia RTX Spark, 2,000-nit mini-LED) scores 1,553 on Cinebench 2024 vs the MacBook Pro's 2,188. The screen is gorgeous; the drag race is not. 3️⃣ Your heartbeat is your profile picture — Whoop launched Humans, a social network where every account has a verified heartbeat across 3 million members. 4️⃣ New name, same job — Google retired Gemini 3.8 Flash and relaunched the slot as Gemini 4 Hydrogen — lineup and Search both upgraded.

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