{
  "id": 13876688,
  "title": "Naver Map to offer voice guidance on Meta, Google, Samsung smart glasses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/naver-map-to-offer-voice-guidance-on-meta-google-samsung-smart-glasses",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261012/naver-map-to-offer-voice-guidance-on-meta-google-samsung-smart-glasses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Naver Map, Korea's leading online map service, is set to introduce real-time, AI-powered voice navigation on smart glasses, marking a first for Korean map providers, Naver announced on Monday. The service will debut on Meta's Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta glasses, followed by joint offerings from Google and Samsung Electronics later this year. Users will receive clear, spoken directions to their destinations, eliminating the need to frequently glance at their smartphone screens. The glasses will indicate turns, and inform users if stairs or escalators are ahead. Android phones will initially host the feature, with iPhone compatibility expected to follow. Naver Map has also integrated voice commands tailored for the glasses, allowing users to ask questions like \"When will I arrive?\" or \"Find a convenience store nearby,\" and receive immediate answers while on the go. For Google-Samsung glasses, users will be able to launch Naver Map and star their destination directly.",
  "summary": "Naver Map, Korea’s most widely used online map service, will offer real-time, step-by-step voice navigation through artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart glasses, becoming the first Korean map service to do so, its operator, Naver, said Monday. The feature is available first on Meta’s Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses, according to the internet portal operator. It will also support…",
  "key_points": [
    "Naver Map to provide AI-powered voice navigation on smart glasses.",
    "Service first on Meta Ray-Ban and Oakley Meta glasses, later Google and Samsung.",
    "Users can ask questions like \"When will I arrive?\" and receive real-time answers."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Integrating real-time voice navigation into wearable hardware shifts the mobile mapping experience from screen-based interactions to hands-free utility, positioning Naver as a primary software layer for the emerging smart glasses market.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Naver Map to offer voice guidance on Meta, Google, Samsung smart glasses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/naver-map-to-offer-voice-guidance-on-meta-google-samsung-smart-glasses-13879995",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}