Smart Jewelry? Samsung Explores Wearables You Can Wear Naturally

We might think Samsung’s biggest release in the coming time could be the smart glasses, but no, there are even bigger surprises in the pipeline. A Samsung senior executive sat down with CNN and discussed what could the company be thinking of. Samsung is working on a new generation of wearable devices that could include smart earrings, rings, and necklaces.

Samsung hints at what could be the future of wearable tech

Speaking with CNN, Won-joon Choi, COO of Samsung’s mobile experience division, said the company is looking at “all kinds of possibilities” when it comes to next-gen wearable devices. Samsung’s goal is to create products that don’t need to be carried around but can be worn naturally, like jewelry or glasses. “We believe it should be wearable, something that you shouldn’t carry,” Choi said. “So it could be something that you wear, glasses, earrings, watches, rings and sometimes a necklace.”

Samsung is already working on smart glasses, expected later this year under the name Project Haean. These glasses will run on Android XR and are part of a larger effort that also includes a new headset, Project Moohan. But glasses aren’t for everyone, Choi noted, which is why Samsung is exploring other wearable formats.

The idea is to build devices that help with everyday tasks through AI, similar to how voice assistants work. But faster, smarter, and less tied to screens. These wearables would be more discreet and likely voice-controlled or gesture-based. Samsung doesn’t plan to make them replace your phone, but instead to work alongside it, like a smartwatch does.

That’s different from other recent attempts at screen-free AI gadgets. The Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1 tried to replace phones with small AI-first devices, but both received poor reviews and struggled to find an audience. Samsung seems to be avoiding that mistake by keeping the phone at the center of its ecosystem.

Whether Samsung actually releases a smart earring, necklace, or whatever remains to be seen. But the company is clearly interested in building wearables that are easier to live with than a phone in your pocket.