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ZDNET’s key takeaways
- XGIMI’s Memo One AI glasses are light-weight and comfy for all-day put on.
- The Memomind lineup contains three fashions, together with one below 30 grams.
- Brilliant screens and AI options make the Memo One stand out.
XGIMI, greatest identified for making projectors, introduced its first-ever AI glasses collection, the Memomind. It consists of three fashions: the Memo One, Memo Air, and Memo Air Show.
I went hands-on with the Memo One AI Glasses at CES 2026 and returned delighted. They’re light-weight, simple to navigate, and eerily just like my favourite Even Realities G1 glasses, which I reviewed final yr and nonetheless put on day by day.
Flagship choice
The XGIMI Memomind Memo One AI Glasses (I do know, that is a mouthful) are the flagship choice. They characteristic a show on every lens, which use waveguide prisms for a much bigger display screen. These screens are shiny and simply legible in indoor lighting.
You get built-in audio system and microphones to speak with the corporate’s AI assistant, which runs on a multi-LLM hybrid OS that mechanically selects the “best suited” AI mannequin for every job, together with OpenAI, Azure, and Qwen. Rokid mentioned the identical factor about its AI on the brand new Fashion glasses, the place it makes use of Azure for translation and ChatGPT for the remainder of the AI.
Utilizing the Memo One jogged my memory of the Even Realities G1 in additional methods than one.
First, they’re light-weight and really feel snug sufficient to be worn all through the day. Second, their performance is comparable — you should utilize them to translate, take notes, add reminders, navigate, and get contextual steerage. Third, the app is comparable and straightforward to make use of. Fourth, their integration with Google Maps for navigation can also be “in progress.”
Once you put them on, you are greeted with a dashboard that may be personalized by way of the app. So, you possibly can add notes, reminders, and extra alongside the date and time in varied pane designs. You possibly can tilt your head as much as activate the dashboard. I attempted the interpretation characteristic and AI search, and each of them labored properly, albeit with pauses attributable to gradual web.
You possibly can select from three body kinds and 6 colour choices for these glasses. XGIMI claims they’re designed to final all day on a single cost and include a charging case — though it wasn’t on show on the demo.
Two different fashions to think about
The Memo One AI Glasses are unobtrusive and enjoyable to make use of, and XGIMI has two extra choices in its Memomind vary.
Those that need the lightest pair potential can go for the Memo Air Show glasses, which weigh simply 28.9 grams. They’re near common glasses however with a show on one lens and built-in AI options. The Memo Air, alternatively, solely options audio system (no show on lenses), however the prototype is heavier than the Air Show AI Glasses.
I beloved my brief demo of the XGIMI Memo One glasses. I count on it to take this class ahead, alongside the brand new Even Realities G2. A no-camera design with shows that mix into light-weight on a regular basis specs is each useful and enjoyable.
XGIMI says the flagship Memo One AI Glasses will likely be accessible to pre-order “quickly,” almost definitely after MWC in March. They are going to price $599, with prescription lenses accessible for an extra cost (unspecified as of now).
