--- description: Samsung prefers to leave no gadget category uncovered, so it's no surprise the company is working on a Google Glass competitor. title: Samsung Reportedly Planning Google Glass Competitor image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4d951d2e3b44d32/69868f6f55a859f042a80d6e/samsung_general_reuters.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Of Course Samsung Is Planning Its Own Google Glass Competitor by [Jared Newman](/author/jared-newman/) ## Jared Newman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 4:25 PM CUT  A man walks out of Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Seoul January 6, 2014\. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is bracing for its weakest smartphone profit growth this year since 2007 as arch rival Apple Inc challenges its domination in China's $80 billion market. Picture taken January 6, 2014\. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS) - RTX174D1 A man walks out of Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Seoul January 6, 2014\. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is bracing for its weakest smartphone profit growth this year since 2007 as arch rival Apple Inc challenges its domination in China's $80 billion market. Picture taken January 6, 2014\. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: BUSINESS TELECOMS) - RTX174D1Kim Hong-Ji—Reuters by [Jared Newman](/author/jared-newman/) ## Jared Newman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 4:25 PM CUT Samsung prefers to leave no gadget category uncovered–even the unproven ones–so it’s no surprise the company is working on a [Google Glass](http://time.com/98945/google-glass-on-sale-now/ "undefined") competitor. While Samsung hasn’t exactly confirmed its plans, an unnamed “Samsung associate” [told Business Korea](http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/4631/glass-vs-glass-samsung%E2%80%99s-gear-glass-be-unveiled-september "undefined") that the company’s version of high-tech glasses will be revealed at a September trade show. --- > “” --- Details are scarce, but the glasses will reportedly run Tizen, the same operating system Samsung uses in its latest [Galaxy Gear smartwatches](http://time.com/9311/samsung-galaxy-gear-2/ "undefined"). That probably means you’ll be able to answer phone calls, view text messages and run some small-scale apps–only with the screen tethered to your face instead of your wrist. It’ll be interesting to see how much Samsung charges for a head-mounted gadget. Google currently charges $1,500 for a prototype version of Glass, but research firm IHS guesses the bill of materials and manufacturing comes to just $152\. (Google [told the Wall Street Journal](http://blogs.wsj.com/numbersguy/how-much-of-google-glasss-1500-price-tag-is-hardware-costs-1365/?mod=e2tw "undefined") that estimate is “wildly off.”) While it’s unclear if there’s much of a market for [face computers](http://www.technologyreview.com/news/511776/google-wants-to-install-a-computer-on-your-face/ "undefined"), Gear Glass would fit Samsung’s recent tendency to charge into new product categories, if only to plant a flag. The company released its first smartwatch to [harsh reviews](http://techland.time.com/2013/10/01/samsung-galaxy-gear-shows-how-it-shouldnt-be-done/ "undefined") last fall before quickly replacing it with three new offerings. And earlier this year, Samsung released a couple of [12-inch tablets](https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Atime.com+galaxy+tab+12.2&oq=site%3Atime.com+galaxy+tab+12.2&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i58.6239j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es%5Fsm=122&ie=UTF-8 "undefined"), possibly in response to rumors of a [larger iPad in the making](http://techland.time.com/2013/10/29/the-case-for-a-larger-ipad-pro-with-integrated-keyboard/ "undefined"). \[[_Business Korea_](http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/article/4631/glass-vs-glass-samsung%E2%80%99s-gear-glass-be-unveiled-september "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/99328/google-glass-samsung/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/99328/google-glass-samsung/"},"headline":"Of Course Samsung Is Planning Its Own Google Glass Competitor","datePublished":"2014-05-14T16:25:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:14.337Z","description":"Samsung may reveal \"Gear Glass\" in September.","url":"https://time.com/99328/google-glass-samsung/","keywords":["Tech","Samsung","google glass","Wearables"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4d951d2e3b44d32/69868f6f55a859f042a80d6e/samsung_general_reuters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jared Newman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jared-newman/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta4d951d2e3b44d32/69868f6f55a859f042a80d6e/samsung_general_reuters.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A man walks out of Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Seoul","caption":"Samsung Electronics may reveal its 'gear glass' — a competitor to Google glasses.","creditText":"Kim Hong-Ji—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/99328/google-glass-samsung/","name":"Of Course Samsung Is Planning Its Own Google Glass Competitor"}}]}] ```