Smart glasses and headsets are often treated as personal accessories. This week’s announcements suggest workplace buyers will increasingly have to assess them as managed endpoints.
Samsung’s Intelligent Eyewear has reached its first US pre-order milestone, Dell has expanded its business headset range with central management, and Even Realities has given organisations a way to run G2 smart glasses through their own applications. Across all three, hardware matters, but the control model will determine whether it can move beyond individual use.
Samsung Glasses Open for US Pre-Orders
Warby Parker has opened US pre-orders for its first Intelligent Eyewear collection, developed with Samsung and Google. The 12 November milestone brings Samsung’s first AI glasses from preview to a concrete buying stage, with in-store demonstrations also available.
“This is an incredibly exciting milestone for Warby Parker and one that we’ve been working toward for years,” said Neil Blumenthal, Warby Parker Co-Founder and Co-CEO.
The initial models are camera-and-audio devices rather than display-equipped augmented-reality hardware. They connect to a smartphone and use Android XR and Google Gemini for voice-led assistance, photo capture, translation, navigation and notification summaries.
For workplace technology teams, the potential use cases are clear. Employees working away from a desk could share their point of view with a remote expert, receive spoken guidance or capture visual information without holding a phone. Samsung has previously highlighted first-person video in Google Meet as a potential collaboration scenario.
But organisations considering trials will need clarity on identity controls, camera restrictions, audio and image retention, data processing and the governance of Gemini interactions. Those issues are especially important for customer-facing staff, regulated workplaces and sites where recording is restricted.
Dell Launches Five Managed Business Headsets
Dell has introduced five new Pro headsets across wired and wireless tiers, putting fleet management and repairability alongside audio features in its pitch to business buyers.
The Dell Pro 3 Wired Headset, Pro 5 Wired ANC Headset, Pro 3 Wireless ANC Headset and Pro 5 Wireless ANC Headset are available now. Dell’s premium Pro 7 Wireless ANC Headset is scheduled for release on 4 February 2027.
The company says IT teams can deploy, configure, update and troubleshoot the range through Dell Device Management Console, alongside Dell PCs and docks. That is the more relevant workplace feature: headsets remain a frequent support issue in hybrid work, but are often bought, updated and replaced with far less central control than laptops.
Dell has also made the wireless batteries replaceable and offers replaceable ear cushions across the portfolio. These are practical additions for organisations looking to extend peripheral lifecycles rather than replace an otherwise functional headset because one component has worn out.
The new models include AI-based microphone noise cancellation. Active noise cancellation also now reaches Dell’s lower-priced Pro 3 wireless tier. Those features are increasingly standard in the headset market; central administration and replaceable parts are the more meaningful differentiators for IT teams deploying hardware at scale.
Even Opens G2 to Company-Built Applications
Even Realities has launched an Enterprise SDK for its G2 smart glasses, allowing organisations to build workplace applications around the device rather than route employees through a consumer companion app.
