Intel and Luxottica today unveiled a multiyear R&D collaboration to fuse premium, luxury and sports eyewear with smart technology. This strategic alliance will focus on the research and development to anticipate what smart technology for eyewear will look like in the future.

The first product from Intel and Luxottica is expected to launch in 2015.

"The growth of wearable technology is creating a new playing field for innovation," said Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. "Through our collaboration with Luxottica Group, we will unite our respective ecosystems and bring together Intel’s leading-edge silicon and software technology with Luxottica’s design innovation and consumer expertise. We expect the combination of our expertise to help drive a much faster pace of innovation and push the envelope of what’s possible."

The deal with Intel is the second such agreement for Luxottica following a partnership it sealed with Google earlier this year to manufacture and distribute Internet-connected glasses.