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Google is expected to debut its AI-powered Android XR smart glasses, rivaling Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. Google first teased the return of smart glasses at its I/O keynote in 2024 (remember Google Glasses?). Last year, the company showed off a Gemini-powered prototype version, which Abrar Al-Heeti, CNET's senior tech reporter, tested at Mobile World Congress. Al-Heeti was especially impressed by the Google Maps demo, which provided directions based on a picture she viewed through the glasses, as well as the ability to look at a vinyl album cover and ask Gemini to play a song from it. Sounds

No, not technically, especially if they use false advertising. But there aren't many enforcement mechanisms. You can report scam devices to the FTC. However, investigations and penalties can take time, and even if successful, scam companies can switch names and locations much faster, making it a tricky game of catch-up. That's why it's important to know the signs of fake home tech. To learn more, you can read up on why home hacking tends to be rare, the best ways to prevent burglars and recommendations for gifts that actually work. 

It feels like Gemini is everywhere Google is, from search to Android devices, apps and features. It was previously built as generative AI, but Google is diving into agentic AI with Agentic Vision through Gemini Flash 3 with its "Think, Act, Observe" loop. But that may just be the beginning.  Chedraoui expects agentic AI to be a big focus at Google I/O. We saw how Google is using Gemini AI agents in Android 17, but she predicts we could see other forms of AI, as last year's Google I/O did, which kick-started the AI video race. However, we're way past the initial awe phase, so Chedraoui is looki