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ZDNET’s key takeaways

• XGIMI’s Memo One AI glasses are light-weight and cozy for all-day put on.
• The Memomind lineup contains three fashions, together with one underneath 30 grams.
• Bright screens and AI options make the Memo One stand out.

XGIMI, finest recognized for making projectors, introduced its first-ever AI glasses sequence, the Memomind. It consists of three fashions: the Memo One, Memo Air, and Memo Air Display. 

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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 much like my favourite Even Realities G1 glasses, which I reviewed final 12 months and nonetheless put on each 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 vibrant and simply legible in indoor lighting.

You get built-in audio system and microphones to talk with the corporate’s AI assistant, which runs on a multi-LLM hybrid OS that mechanically selects the “most suitable” AI mannequin for every activity, together with OpenAI, Azure, and Qwen. Rokid stated the identical factor about its AI on the brand new Style glasses, the place it makes use of Azure for translation and ChatGPT for the remainder of the AI.

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Using 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 analogous — you should use them to translate, take notes, add reminders, navigate, and get contextual steerage. Third, the app is analogous and straightforward to make use of. Fourth, their integration with Google Maps for navigation can be “in progress.”

When you place them on, you are greeted with a dashboard that may be custom-made by way of the app. So, you’ll be able to add notes, reminders, and extra alongside the date and time in varied pane designs. You can tilt your head as much as activate the dashboard. I attempted the interpretation characteristic and AI search, and each of them labored effectively, albeit with pauses on account of sluggish web.

You can select from three body types and 6 shade 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 contemplate

The Memo One AI Glasses are unobtrusive and enjoyable to make use of, and XGIMI has two extra choices in its Memomind vary. 

Those who need the lightest pair doable can go for the Memo Air Display 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, however, solely options audio system (no show on lenses), however the prototype is heavier than the Air Display AI Glasses.

I liked my quick 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 purposeful and enjoyable. 

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XGIMI says the flagship Memo One AI Glasses shall be obtainable to pre-order “soon,” almost certainly after MWC in March. They will value $599, with prescription lenses obtainable for an extra cost (unspecified as of now).