The issue, in the event you can name it one, with most good glasses proper now’s that all of them look the identical. Most good glasses normally include a digital camera subsequent to the lenses, built-in audio system, the power to take images and movies, and an AI chatbot. That is kind of the system everyone seems to be following. That isn’t what XGIMI, the model that’s higher recognized for its projectors, is attempting to do with its MemoMind glasses.
At MWC 2026 Barcelona, XGIMI showcased its new MemoMind One good glasses, which skip the digital camera solely. As a substitute of counting on cameras to make the glasses “good,” the corporate makes use of a waveguide show that tasks vital data immediately in entrance of your eyes everytime you want it.
These good glasses concentrate on usefulness, not recording everybody round you
Proper off the bat, the XGIMI MemoMind One appears like simply one other pair of prescription glasses, though you instantly discover that the body is barely thicker towards the top. That’s presumably the place the corporate has positioned the battery.
The stem of the glasses, close to the place it meets the lenses, homes tiny projectors (that is the place I believe XGIMI’s core know-how is available in). It tasks a small show immediately in entrance of your eyes whenever you put on the glasses.
The waveguide show reveals helpful data resembling time, date, notifications, information, calendar occasions, and climate. It could additionally act as a teleprompter if you find yourself giving a keynote or presentation. To clarify in easy phrases, the expertise is much like the heads-up shows you see in some vehicles that overlay fundamental data onto the true world round you.
The glasses have a small sq. space within the lenses the place the projector shows the data. The interface seems as inexperienced textual content floating in your view. It isn’t very noticeable to others, though it may possibly creep up from sure angles.
Along with displaying notifications and appearing as a teleprompter, the glasses may also operate as a dwell translation device. They hearken to the opposite individual’s voice by means of the microphone and show the translated textual content in actual time. I noticed a demo the place the system translated Chinese language into English, and it labored surprisingly nicely.
Though, the function I preferred probably the most was the reminiscence operate. You’ll be able to faucet and maintain a button on the precise stem of the glasses to avoid wasting data. For instance, you may say, “Remind me that I’ve to examine in for my flight at 1pm,” then launch the button. The glasses will present that reminder on the actual time you want it.
There are additionally a number of AI options concerned, with the glasses working what XGIMI calls a “multi-LLM hybrid working system” that enables switching between totally different AI fashions relying on the duty.
For now, XGIMI says the glasses ought to ship round 16 hours of battery life on a single cost. Charging occurs by means of two-pin connectors on the finish of the stems.
So sure, alongside charging your telephone, smartwatch, and earbuds, you might now additionally have to cost your glasses. There isn’t a charging case but, however the firm says it’s engaged on one that would prolong battery life to a couple of week with the case.
I did not get a lot time to make use of these good glasses at XGIMI’s sales space at MWC, however one factor I instantly appreciated concerning the MemoMind One is the corporate’s determination to go together with a no-camera strategy.
For me, good glasses shouldn’t simply be about recording the world round you. They need to concentrate on displaying helpful data proper whenever you want it, immediately in entrance of your eyes, with out forcing you to tug out your smartphone. And MemoMind One appears to be heading in the right direction.
XGIMI says the glasses will probably be out there in a number of variants once they launch later this yr. There will probably be full-rim and half-rim frames, sq. and spherical shapes, prescription assist, and even a sun shades attachment.
I am nonetheless a bit skeptical concerning the $599 price ticket the corporate has set for them, however maybe spending extra time with the glasses will change my thoughts.
