Forget Meta Ray-Bans: These smart glasses are customizable from the lenses to the frames

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ZDNET's cardinal takeaways

• XGIMI's Memo One AI glasses are lightweight and comfy for all-day wear.
• The Memomind lineup includes 3 models, including 1 nether 30 grams.
• Bright screens and AI features marque the Memo One basal out.

XGIMI, champion known for making projectors, announced its first-ever AI glasses series, the Memomind. It consists of 3 models: the Memo One, Memo Air, and Memo Air Display. 

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I went hands-on with the Memo One AI Glasses astatine CES 2026 and returned delighted. They're lightweight, casual to navigate, and eerily akin to my favourite Even Realities G1 glasses, which I reviewed past twelvemonth and inactive deterioration daily.

Flagship option

The XGIMI Memomind Memo One AI Glasses (I know, that's a mouthful) are the flagship option. They diagnostic a show connected each lens, which usage waveguide prisms for a bigger screen. These screens are agleam and easy legible successful indoor lighting.

You get integrated speakers and microphones to chat with the company's AI assistant, which runs connected a multi-LLM hybrid OS that automatically selects the "most suitable" AI exemplary for each task, including OpenAI, Azure, and Qwen. Rokid said the aforesaid happening astir its AI connected the caller Style glasses, wherever it uses Azure for translation and ChatGPT for the remainder of the AI.

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Using the Memo One reminded maine of the Even Realities G1 successful much ways than one. 

First, they're lightweight and consciousness comfy capable to beryllium worn passim the day. Second, their functionality is akin -- you tin usage them to translate, instrumentality notes, adhd reminders, navigate, and get contextual guidance. Third, the app is akin and casual to use. Fourth, their integration with Google Maps for navigation is besides "in progress."

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When you enactment them on, you're greeted with a dashboard that tin beryllium customized done the app. So, you tin adhd notes, reminders, and much alongside the day and clip successful assorted pane designs. You tin tilt your caput up to activate the dashboard. I tried the translation diagnostic and AI search, and some of them worked well, albeit with pauses owed to dilatory internet.

You tin take from 3 framework styles and six colour options for these glasses. XGIMI claims they're designed to past each time connected a azygous complaint and travel with a charging lawsuit -- though it wasn't connected show astatine the demo.

Two different models to consider

The Memo One AI Glasses are unobtrusive and amusive to use, and XGIMI has 2 much options successful its Memomind range. 

Those who privation the lightest brace imaginable tin opt for the Memo Air Display glasses, which measurement conscionable 28.9 grams. They're adjacent to regular glasses but with a show connected 1 lens and integrated AI features. The Memo Air, connected the different hand, lone features speakers (no show connected lenses), but the prototype is heavier than the Air Display AI Glasses.

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I loved my abbreviated demo of the XGIMI Memo One glasses. I expect it to instrumentality this class forward, alongside the caller Even Realities G2. A no-camera plan with displays that blend into lightweight mundane specs is some functional and fun. 

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XGIMI says the flagship Memo One AI Glasses volition beryllium disposable to pre-order "soon," astir apt aft MWC successful March. They volition outgo $599, with medicine lenses disposable for an further complaint (unspecified arsenic of now).