Xiaomi Introduces AI Glasses with Advanced Features

"...if I’m being totally honest here, puts Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses to shame—at least on paper...."

"...From what I can gather from Xiaomi’s press materials..."

"...On the surface, it sounds like you could end up accidentally walking around paying for things, but with a few failsafes—voice activation and verification—I don’t think that should be an issue...."

"...I don’t have the full details on how the feature works, though, so fingers crossed Xiaomi thought this one through—if it did, then it could be incredibly convenient...."

"...To put that phrase in layman’s terms..."

"...Sure, Ray-Ban smart glasses can be purchased with transition lenses installed, but being able to shift between shaded and transparent manually is kind of awesome, especially if you can fine-adjust the level depending on your eyesight or preference...."

"...If this last bit is true—I have my doubts that it is—then Xiaomi’s smart glasses are frankly blowing Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses out of the water...."

"...That would be impressive, not just for a pair of smart glasses, but for an iPhone 16 Pro even, which tends to get pretty damn hot when recording video for extended lengths of time...."

"...Meta’s Ray-Bans, by the way, can record a maximum of three minutes of video in one sitting, which was recently upped from the original max recording length of 90 seconds...."

"...Again, this is kind of a major claim, so I’m approaching that spec with some skepticism, but if it is true, that makes Meta look silly...."

"...Oh, Xiaomi also says the glasses are capable of first-person video calls and livestreaming, too. Sure. Why not?..."

"...I have my doubts about Xiaomi’s AI Glasses, don’t get me wrong, but if they really do what the company says they do, they might easily (on paper, at least) be the best smart glasses out there...."

"...Even if these things are total bullshit, I’m starting to think that Meta ought to really up the game here, because Xiaomi’s smart glasses are now the only ones I want...."