Nothing Takes On Meta and Apple With AI Smart Glasses Plans

Nothing Technology is developing AI-enhanced smart glasses targeted for a first-half 2027 release, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of any official announcement. The device will be built around cameras, microphones, and speakers, with AI processing handled off-device and routed through paired smartphones and cloud servers rather than running on the hardware itself.

The company is also building a new set of earbuds with AI-focused features, expected to ship later this year, the Bloomberg report also says.

It adds that CEO Carl Pei, who previously co-founded OnePlus, was opposed to building glasses until recently, when he told employees the company is pivoting toward a multidevice strategy.

The glasses news comes in a product cycle where Nothing chose not to update its Phone 3, its only offering competing at Apple and Samsung price points. Instead, the company launched the more affordable 4a and 4a Pro.