Google Eyes 2026 Smart Glasses With Gemini AI and Fitbit Data as I/O Nears

2 articles · Updated · CNET · May 16

Google is expected to unveil a full smart-glasses lineup later in 2026, with the devices likely drawing on Gemini AI and Fitbit health data as Google I/O approaches.
A prerelease Google Health app already replaces the Fitbit app and adds a Gemini coach that summarizes sleep, recovery and fitness trends, creating the software layer that could extend from phones to glasses.
That integration could give Google an edge over Meta’s Oakley Vanguards, which launched last fall with Garmin syncing but limited use of fitness data inside Meta AI.
Fitbit’s wearables history since 2009 offers Google a built-in fitness base, though folding Fitbit into Google Health risks alienating longtime users as the company tries to win over athletes and other buyers.

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