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  "id": 13879995,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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": "Korea's leading online map service, Naver Map, will introduce real-time, step-by-step voice navigation through AI-powered smart glasses, marking the first for a Korean map service, according to its operator Naver. The feature will initially be available on Meta's Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta glasses, as well as on glasses jointly developed by Google and Samsung Electronics, set to launch later this year. This new capability allows users to receive navigation instructions without constantly checking their smartphones, providing information on which direction to turn and whether stairs or escalators are ahead.\n\nThe service will initially be accessible on Android phones, with iPhone compatibility to be added subsequently. Naver Map has also integrated voice commands tailored for the glasses. Users can ask questions like \"When will I arrive?\" or \"Find a convenience store nearby\" while on the move, receiving immediate answers. Google-Samsung users will be able to launch Naver Map and initiate navigation using voice commands as well.",
  "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…",
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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",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:07:02.000Z"
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  "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."
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