So, buckle up for this one. Xiaomi just threw a wild party, and nope, not the kind with confetti. It’s all about tech – their latest gizmo, some snazzy AI glasses – coming out to play with the big shots like Meta and EssilorLuxottica. Just when you thought your eyes were safe.
Let me backtrack a little. Rumor had it last year that Xiaomi was cooking something up with Goertek, a China-based manufacturer. Some whispered about these glasses measuring up to Ray-Ban Meta – which, by the way, you can’t officially snag in China. Sneaky, right?
Flash forward to today, and here they are: Xiaomi AI Glasses. They’re packing stuff like Hyper XiaoAi, a fancy camera with EIS (whatever that is), a handful of mics, and speakers. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 and a low-key BES2700 chip power the whole thing. It’s a bit like both Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley’s fancy specs got some serious competition.
But hold up, they ditched the display idea. Instead, these glasses are all chatty – you just talk or tap. They even translate languages on the fly like it’s no big deal. Feeling fancy, huh?
Power-wise, they’ve got this 263mAh battery holding down the fort for 8.6 hours – those numbers sound too precise, don’t they? You can snap up 50 pics, record short vids, yak on Bluetooth, or bug XiaoAi. Standby mode stretches it out to 21 hours, they say.
Oh, and those Alipay QR codes? You just look at them, and poof – paid. Talk about eye magic. It’s expected to hit your glasses later this year in September 2025, but don’t take my word on it – it’s tech, things change faster than you can blink.
The launch? Happening right in China, but let’s not count on a global takeover just yet. They’ve admittedly optimized these for Asian face shapes – make of that what you will.
And style? Just one frame shape, but three colors – black, some see-through tortoiseshell brown, and a lively parrot green. Plus, lens choices that might just one-up Ray-Ban and Oakley in terms of coolness.
Prices? Start at ¥1,999 RMB (that’s about $280 if you’re keeping track) for basic clear lenses. Want those snazzy shaded ones? That’ll be extra – a total of ¥2,999 RMB ($420). Oh, and those electrochromic lenses can change at the touch of a frame – sounds like wizardry, doesn’t it?
If my brain’s memory serves, Xiaomi’s been doing the smart glasses gig for a while, but this is their first big splash with cameras. Their earlier ones kinda skipped the whole camera vibe, aside from a quiet, limited release they did back in 2022.
Here’s a list for specs geeks: 12MP camera, wide-angle lens, lots of EIS talk, 45-minute video cap, USB-C charging (so modern), and a 40g foldable design. Mics are everywhere, even a bone conduction one (don’t ask), and two tiny speakers. Sound like magic specs yet?
As I’m writing this, Chinese outlet Vrtuoluo reports over 25,000 pre-orders on JD.com. People apparently can’t wait to see the world through these new lenses. So, is this a hit? Maybe. But hey, tech can be fickle – who knows where it’ll stand come next week?
